Mitchell Starc has claimed the number one ICC Test bowling ranking for the first time in his career. The Australia left-armer overtook Jasprit Bumrah after taking a 10-wicket haul against Bangladesh in Mackay. Bumrah dropped to second place.

Starc now holds the top spot with 445 career Test wickets, placing him tenth on the all-time list. His performances in the series against Bangladesh proved decisive in the ranking change. The shift marks the first time Starc has led the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings.

The ranking update follows Australia's recent Test series against Bangladesh. Starc's consistent performances across the matches allowed him to surpass Bumrah, who had held the position for an extended period.

Kieron Pollard needed 35 runs when he walked out at Brian Lara Stadium. He got them in 26 balls, finishing 65 not out for Trinbago Knight Riders against Saint Lucia Kings. The knock took him to 14,921 T20 runs and past Jos Buttler's mark of 14,890.

Pollard is 39 and still clearing boundaries in the CPL. The milestone didn't arrive in an IPL final or an international series — it came in a regular group-stage match in Trinidad, the way most of his runs have come over two decades.

Mitchell Starc's 10-wicket series against Bangladesh has bumped him past Jasprit Bumrah to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings — the first time the Australian left-armer has held the No.1 spot. He leads Bumrah by 10 rating points.

Starc sits 10th on the all-time Test wicket-takers list with 445 scalps. Pat Cummins climbed to fourth in the rankings, while Harry Brook leads the batting charts and Rishabh Pant cracked back into the top 10.

Bumrah's drop to second comes at an awkward moment: India's about to tour Sri Lanka for two Tests, and he's out with a knee injury anyway. So Starc gets the throne just as Bumrah gets sidelined.

Mitchell Starc has replaced Jasprit Bumrah as the No.1 ranked Test bowler for the first time in his career after taking 10 wickets in Australia's second Test win over Bangladesh in Mackay. Bumrah drops to second, with Matt Henry third and Pat Cummins fourth.

Starc's 6 for 12 and 4 for 39 in the second Test helped him claim the Player of the Series honour. The Australian pacer also tops the list of bowlers with the most wickets in the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

Bumrah's latest reign at the top lasted just two months. He has accumulated 697 days as number one across multiple stints at the summit.

Sonal Dinusha remained unbeaten on 85 and Pasindu Sooriyabandara scored 80 as Sri Lanka reached 265 for eight on day three of the second Test in Colombo. India declared at 503 for nine after Dhruv Jurel's century.

Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar each took three wickets while Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja claimed one apiece. Sri Lanka still trail by 238 runs and need 39 more runs to avoid the follow-on with two wickets in hand.

Rain ended play early. India remain open to enforcing the follow-on if they can finish the innings quickly on day four.

Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey set a new T20I bowling record in recent associate matches. The figures put him among the leading T20I bowlers from associate sides, a group that’s seen more exposure through bilateral games and ICC events.

Associate nations keep pushing individual benchmarks. Yeshey’s record joins a lengthening list of statistical landmarks reached by players outside the full-member structure, where investment and competitive minutes have both risen.

Bangladesh rose to sixth in the ICC Test team rankings on Sunday after the latest update from the world governing body. The team had lost the second Test against Australia by an innings and 51 runs inside two days at Mackay earlier in the day.

The ranking improvement came despite the heavy defeat that levelled the two-match series 1-1. Bangladesh had won the first Test in Darwin to record their maiden Test victory on Australian soil.

Joe Root began his second spell as England Test captain with an innings and 103-run victory over Pakistan at Headingley. England dismissed Pakistan for 135 in their second innings to complete the win inside three days.

Root scored 68 as England posted 409 in their first innings. He also took a catch at leg slip to move past Steve Smith as the leading fielder in Test cricket history with 205 catches.

Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each took five wickets in the match. England lead the three-match series 1-0 ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston.

Travis Head has dropped from the top of the ICC Test batting rankings after a poor series against Bangladesh. Harry Brook replaced him at the summit while Jasprit Bumrah retained the number-one spot in the bowling list.

The change follows Head's low scores in the two-Test series. Brook's strong performances in recent matches lifted him above the Australian opener. Bumrah continues to lead the bowling rankings after consistent performances in the same series.

India's two-Test tour of Sri Lanka begins without Bumrah. Mohammed Siraj is expected to lead the pace attack as the team management monitors the fitness of several players recovering from injuries.

Bangladesh lead Australia 1-0 in the two-game Test series after their nine-wicket victory in Darwin. The final Test starts in South Mackay on Saturday.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto called the Darwin win the biggest in Bangladesh's history. Coach Phil Simmons cautioned that Australia will come back harder in the second Test.

Bangladesh need to repeat their performance from Darwin to convert the Test win into a series victory. Australia are determined to avoid a historic series defeat on home soil.

India lost four wickets for 70 runs on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Rishabh Pant was dismissed for 39 after attempting an aggressive shot on a difficult pitch. The collapse followed a strong opening partnership.

Devdutt Padikkal's 167 and Dhruv Jurel's 51 helped India reach 460 for nine despite the setback. Persistent rain interrupted play throughout the day. Sri Lanka claimed seven wickets on the rain-affected session.

India will look to press their advantage when play resumes on day three. The visitors hold a significant first-innings lead.

Devdutt Padikkal's 167 at number three against Sri Lanka in Galle has placed him ahead of Sai Sudharsan in the selection debate. The Karnataka left-hander converted his overnight 131 into a career-best score on day two, ending a 24-year gap since the last Indian left-hander scored a Test hundred in that position. India's coach confirmed Padikkal will bat at three again in the second Test.

Sanjay Manjrekar described Padikkal as "godsent" against spin and argued he should retain the spot even after Sudharsan recovers from his foot injury. Padikkal credited two years of preparation and improved footwork for his ability to handle Sri Lanka's spinners on a turning pitch. KL Rahul noted the quiet work the 26-year-old put in during his time outside the Test squad.

The selection question now centres on whether India needs a specialist number three who can absorb spin or a more versatile batter capable of playing across conditions. The New Zealand tour later this year is expected to provide clarity on the long-term choice.

Rishabh Pant became the fastest player to reach 100 Test sixes during India's first innings at Galle. He achieved the landmark in his 51st Test match.

Pant hit the milestone during his 66-run innings that helped India set Sri Lanka a target of 372. Cheteshwar Pujara admitted he sometimes found Pant's on-field antics irritating during their time as teammates.

Ben Stokes, Brendan McCullum and Adam Gilchrist are the only other players to have reached the landmark. Pant was dismissed for 39 in the second innings.

India will play their 600th men's Test when they face Sri Lanka in Galle on August 15, becoming only the third nation after England and Australia to reach the landmark. The occasion falls on India's 80th Independence Day. Shubman Gill called it a big honour to captain the side on such a significant day.

India's Test journey began with a 158-run defeat to England at Lord's in June 1932. Their first victory came 20 years later against England in Madras in February 1952. India secured their first overseas series triumph in New Zealand in 1967-68 and achieved their first win against West Indies in 1971.

In the 21st century, India have won 123 of 263 Tests and currently sit fifth in the World Test Championship with a points percentage of 48.15 from nine matches. They need at least seven wins from their remaining nine Tests to reach the final.

Ben Stokes hit an unbeaten 108 off 123 balls as Durham chased down 257 to beat Derbyshire by five wickets in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. The former England captain returned to action less than a month after announcing his international retirement and struck ten boundaries and three sixes before cramp restricted him in the closing stages.

Martin Andersson top-scored for Derbyshire with 112 in their total of 256 for nine. Stokes bowled nine wicketless overs for 38 runs before coming to the crease at 24 for two in the ninth over of Durham's chase.

Three half-century partnerships followed. Stokes added 50 with Will Rhodes, 50 with Colin Ackermann and another 50 with Ollie Robinson before hitting the winning boundary off the first ball of the final over.

Abhishek Sharma scored 233 off 91 balls, including 15 fours and 25 sixes, to help Amritsar defeat Tarn Taran by 220 runs in the Punjab Inter-District One-Day Tournament. The innings came at a strike rate of 256.04.

Abhishek shared a 305-run opening stand with Abhay Choudhary, who made 93. Amritsar posted 533 for 8 in 50 overs. Abhishek also took 2 for 71 with his left-arm spin.

The knock follows a lean run in international cricket, where Abhishek managed just 40 runs across his last six T20I innings. He has now scored 2,196 runs in 69 List A matches at an average of 33.78.

Will Jacks scored 65 off 44 balls against London Spirit at The Oval to become The Hundred's all-time leading run scorer. The Mumbai Indians batter reached the milestone during MI London's match.

Jacks had earlier scored 54 in a last-ball victory over Southern Brave at the Utilita Bowl. That innings helped MI London secure their second win of the season.

The 65-run knock came in a high-scoring encounter at The Oval. Jacks now holds the outright record for most runs in the competition's history.

Virat Kohli led tributes to Ajinkya Rahane after the veteran batter announced his retirement from international cricket. Kohli described Rahane as his favourite Test batting partner during their time together in the India side. Sachin Tendulkar and Cheteshwar Pujara also issued statements acknowledging Rahane's contribution to Indian cricket. Rahane finished with 5,077 Test runs at an average of 38.46, including 12 centuries.

The ICC named Sourav Ganguly, Anjum Chopra and Kevin Pietersen to its Hall of Fame on Friday. Ganguly gets in for captaining India across 60 Tests and 146 ODIs — he won series in England, Australia and Pakistan. Chopra, who played 127 ODIs and scored 2,850 runs, was instrumental in building India's women's cricket. Pietersen, England's attacking force in 104 Tests (8,181 runs at 47.7), was part of the 2010 T20 World Cup win.

The Hall of Fame now has 106 members. The three will be formally welcomed at a ceremony later this year.