{
  "id": 5054135,
  "title": "ICC rankings shuffle after India’s Sri Lanka tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/icc-rankings-shuffle-after-indias-sri-lanka-tour",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:43:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/cricket/gill-bumrah-slide-in-icc-test-rankings-padikkal-climbs-five-places/articleshow/133704309.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The latest ICC Test rankings underwent a shuffle following India's recent tour of Sri Lanka, impacting both batters and bowlers. Shubman Gill, India's captain, experienced a two-place drop to ninth among batters, while Jasprit Bumrah saw a one-place decline to third among bowlers. Rishabh Pant retained his top batting position at seventh, and Yashasvi Jaiswal maintained his 11th-ranked spot.\n\nGill's ranking decline stemmed from his underwhelming performance during the tour, where he managed only one half-century in three innings. However, Devdutt Padikkal's strong series against Sri Lanka resulted in a significant jump, moving him up five places to 54th. Bumrah, on the other hand, lost his second spot among Test bowlers, now sitting in third place behind Mitchell Starc of Australia and Matt Henry of New Zealand.\n\nThe premier Indian pacer had missed the Sri Lanka tour due to a knee injury that had kept him sidelined since mid-July. Despite this absence, Bumrah has since been included in India's squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in mid-September, though his fitness remains uncertain.\n\nIn the batter rankings, Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinusha was among the most notable movers. After delivering resilient centuries in the second Test against India in Colombo, Dinusha climbed 29 places to 25th.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}