Bumrah becomes first Indian pacer to top Test bowling rankings

Bumrah has taken two five-wicket hauls in Test matches in 2024. Earlier in the year, in Cape Town, the India bowler beat South Africa with statistics of 6/61. In his most recent encounter, against England, he picked up an equally amazing 6/45. Bumrah is just the fourth player from India - and first fast bowler - to top the bowling charts, with Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bishan Bedi, the only players from the Asian country to have done so previously.