Anderson rises to the top on the back of his seven-wicket haul for England during their emphatic 267-run victory over New Zealand in Mount Maunganui last week, with the evergreen 40-year-old ending Cummins’ four-year reign as the top-ranked Test bowler.
Latest ICC Test Player Ranking (bowler)
| Position | Player | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Anderson | England | 866 |
| 2 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 864 |
| 3 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 858 |
| 4 | Ollie Robinson | England | 820 |
| 5 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 795 |
| 6 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 787 |
| 7 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 776 |
| 8 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | 765 |
| 9 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 763 |
| 10 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 735 |