{"id":194685,"date":"2025-06-18T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194685\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:09:09","slug":"icc-rankings-proteas-heroes-rise-after-wtc-final-glory-indian-stars-hold-ground-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/194685\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC rankings: Proteas heroes rise after WTC final glory; Indian stars hold ground | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/121931502.jpg\" alt=\"ICC rankings: Proteas heroes rise after WTC final glory; Indian stars hold ground\" title=\"South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner's trophy and celebrates with teammates. (AP Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>South Africa&#8217;s captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner&#8217;s trophy and celebrates with teammates. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa&#8217;s triumphant march to their maiden ICC World Test Championship title has translated into significant gains in the latest ICC Men\u2019s Test Player Rankings, with several Proteas stars being richly rewarded for their match-winning performances at Lord\u2019s.<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aiden-markram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aiden Markram<\/a>, the Player of the Match in the WTC Final, headlined the rise, jumping seven places to 11th in the Test Batting Rankings &#8211; just two points shy of New Zealand\u2019s Daryl Mitchell in 10th. His composed 136 off 207 balls in the second innings powered South Africa to a five-wicket win over Australia, ending a 27-year drought for a major ICC trophy.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>Markram&#8217;s contribution with the ball also saw him surge an incredible 44 spots in the All-Rounders\u2019 Rankings. Middle-order batter David Bedingham climbed 17 positions to 40th, while Lungi Ngidi&#8217;s inspired spell lifted him seven places in the Bowling Rankings to joint 37th.<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe South Africa&#8217;s win will inspire future generations of cricketers?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kagiso-rabada\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kagiso Rabada<\/a>, who claimed nine wickets in the final, retained second place in the Bowling Rankings, just behind India\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>, who continues to dominate with 908 points.Australia\u2019s Mitchell Starc broke into the top 10 in both the Bowling and All-Rounders\u2019 Rankings following a five-wicket haul and a gritty second-innings half-century. Beau Webster also gained 13 places in the batting charts.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Knight EXCLUSIVE: On Shubman Gill and absence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma in England<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Indian players held their ground in the rankings. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/yashasvi-jaiswal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a> and Rishabh Pant are ranked 4th and 8th respectively among batters, the only Indians in the top 20. Ravindra Jadeja remains joint 10th in the Bowling Rankings alongside Starc and continues to top the All-Rounders\u2019 list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner&#8217;s trophy and celebrates with teammates. 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