Mohammed Siraj jumps 12 places to career-best Test ranking after Oval heroics

Mohammed Siraj has jumped 12 places to his career-best spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test rankings for bowlers after his heroics at the Oval for the fifth match against England, which concluded his herculean effort over the course of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Siraj’s five-wicket haul helped India come back from a seemingly hopeless situation to secure a six-wicket win over England and thus draw the five-Test series 2-2.

Siraj finished as the highest wicket-taker in the series with 23 scalps, having bowled a whopping 185.3 overs, which is also more than any other bowler. His efforts took him to a career-best 15th spot on the rankings. His previous best was 16th which he had reached in January this year. Prasidh Krishna also attained a career-best 59th position after he along with Siraj became only the second India pair to take four or more wickets each in both innings of a Test, a feat earlier accomplished by spinners Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna against Australia in Delhi in 1969.

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