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.
India's media came down heavily on their star cricketers on Wednesday after England romped to a seven-wicket victory in the fifth Test, calling the bowlers too wayward and questioning Virat Kohli's place in the side.
As if the seven-wicket loss against England was not bad enough, India were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points for their slow over rate in the rearranged fifth Test at Edgbaston.
West Indies legend Brian Lara congratulated India Stand-in Test skipper Jasprit Bumrah for breaking his record for most runs scored in a single over in Tests during the rescheduled fifth Test against England.
Marnus Labuschagne's reign as the highest-ranked Test batter in the world is over as England right-hander Joe Root claimed top spot on the latest ICC MRF Tyres Men's Test Batter rankings.
India captain Virat Kohli has declared Jasprit Bumrah as "the most complete bowler in world cricket" after the quick's stellar performance in their 2-0 series sweep against West Indies.
India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah completed a hattrick against West Indies on the second day of the second test in Jamaica on Saturday as the home team's all-too-familiar batting woes continued with another collapse.