India head into the first of five Tests against Australia on Friday in Perth on the back of their first home series loss in 12 years.
Rabada claimed the No.1 spot on the back of strong form for the Proteas during the ongoing ICC World Test Championship, with the right-armer taking his 300th Test wicket during South Africa's recent seven-wicket triumph over Bangladesh in Mirpur.
India have named a strong squad for the three-match ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand at home.
There has been a reshuffle at the top of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings with India pacer Jasprit Bumrah re-claiming his position as the No.1 ranked bowler.
Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque stepped into a challenging situation after opener Zakir Hasan perished following a 24-ball duck, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the Indian attack and keeping a tight grip on the Bangladesh innings on the opening day of the second and final Test in Kanpur yesterday. As Mominul faced 14 deliveries without scoring, there was anxiety perhaps creeping in.
“And when you talk to opposition batsmen about him (Bumrah) in particular, it's always, 'No, he's a nightmare! You never know what's going to happen. One's going to swing, one's going to seam, he's going to bowl an in-swinger, he's going to bowl an out-swinger. And the consistency is there.’
Speaking to The Indian Express, Bumrah reminded everyone about Kapil Dev and Imran Khan's success as captains of their respective sides.
"I'll sign the petition for Jasprit Bumrah to be the eighth wonder of the world right now. He is a once-in-a-generation bowler," Kohli said.
Jasprit Bumrah was one of the main architects of India’s T20 World Cup triumph and he capped off his tournament as the player of the tournament after the Men in Blue won the final by seven runs against South Africa on Saturday.
Bumrah will be playing in his home city of Ahmedabad in front of 132,000 fans in the world's biggest cricket stadium
In the heartwarming video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board Twitter, Afridi can be seen congratulating Bumrah for the good news to which the Indian pacer replied with thank you.
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India are next in action in the Asia Cup, with their first game against arch-rivals and tournament co-hosts Pakistan on September 2
The sides meet for the final match of the series on Wednesday
"You have to respect your body and give it time to recover. But what it does is makes you hungry," he said in a press conference ahead of the first T20I against Ireland.
An engineer by profession, Madhwal learned the game while playing tennis-ball cricket in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand but is filling in for Mumbai's injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has started rehabilitation after successful back surgery, India's cricket board said Saturday, with the focus now on the one-day World Cup.
He was left out of the first two tests against Australia but India captain Rohit Sharma was optimistic the 29-year-old would be available for the last two matches of the series
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been pulled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka due to back stiffness, skipper Rohit Sharma said Monday, less than a week after he was recalled to the squad.