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James Anderson becomes number one ranked Test bowler

By  V Shashank

Anderson bags the number one spot

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England pacer James Anderson is the new number-one ranked bowler in ICC Test Rankings. Anderson (40y 207d) has become the oldest bowler to hold the top spot since Australia's Clarrie Grimmett in 1936.

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Anderson dethroned Cummins to claim the top spot

Anderson ended Australian speedster Pat Cummins' four-year reign as the top-ranked bowler in Tests. Anderson (866) is closely followed by Ravichandran Ashwin (864), with Cummins (858) seated third.

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Notably, this is the sixth time that Anderson has held the number one spot in Test Bowling rankings. He first rose to the apex back in May 2016 as he breezed past Stuart Broad and Ashwin.

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