Cricket-Australia's Starc displaces Jansen at top of ICC test bowling rankings


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - The Ashes - Australia v England - Second Test - The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia - December 4, 2025 Australia's Mitchell Starc in action REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australia ⁠fast bowler Mitchell Starc has ⁠moved to the top of the ‌ICC test bowling rankings, reclaiming top spot from South African all-rounder Marco Jansen.

• Starc was ​the leading wicket taker ⁠in the recently ⁠concluded series in South Africa, picking up 15 ⁠wickets ‌in three tests

• Although Australia lost the final test ⁠to lose a thrilling series 2-1, ​Starc finished ‌with nine wickets in the match ⁠which included ​a first-innings haul of 6-72

• Jansen had claimed the top position in ⁠the bowlers' and all-rounders' rankings ​only last week after a superb performance with the bat and ball in ⁠the second test, before being displaced by the 36-year-old Australian

• South Africa's Simon Harmer, who was named Player of ​the Match after the ⁠spinner claimed his maiden 10-wicket match ​haul in the third ‌test, climbed nine places ​to seventh

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)

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