The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest weekly rankings update, triggering a major reshuffle across multiple formats of the men’s game. Headlining the changes is Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc, who has dethroned South Africa’s Marco Jansen to recapture the coveted No. 1 spot in Test bowling. Meanwhile, white-ball fireworks in the recently concluded bilateral clashes have rewarded India’s T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer and New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips with massive jumps up the batting ladder.

Mitchell Starc Topples Marco Jansen to Reclaim World No. 1 Test Crown

Australia’s premier left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc has surged back to the pinnacle of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings. Starc’s return to the summit follows a lethal performance in the third and final ICC World Test Championship contest against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town, where he claimed a decisive nine-wicket match haul. The Australian veteran had previously taken the No. 1 ranking away from Jasprit Bumrah earlier in the season before briefly dropping behind Jansen. With Jansen managing only three wickets at Newlands compared to Starc’s nine, Starc leapfrogged the Proteas left-armer to claim a new career-best rating and solidify his status as the premier red-ball quick in world cricket. Despite conceding the bowling crown, Jansen expanded his lead at the top of the Test all-rounder rankings after hitting a resilient half-century.

Simon Harmer Makes Big Leap as Proteas Dominate Bowling Top 10

The dramatic series finale in Cape Town also generated substantial rewards for South African off-spinner Simon Harmer. Bowling the Proteas to an emphatic victory with a destructive six-wicket haul in Australia’s second innings, Harmer’s Player of the Match heroics propelled him nine places up the ladder. The off-spinner now sits comfortably in seventh place among Test bowlers worldwide, edging ahead of pace compatriot Kagiso Rabada and cementing South Africa’s commanding presence inside the bowling top 10.

Shreyas Iyer Breaks into T20I Top 10 Following Captain’s Knock

On the white-ball front, Indian batter and T20I captain Shreyas Iyer enjoyed significant gains following India’s hard-fought 3-2 bilateral series victory over New Zealand. Leading from the front with the bat, Iyer dismantled bowling attacks throughout the series, capped off by a blistering 23-ball half-century in the fifth and final encounter in Hamilton. His sustained run of form has seen him climb several rungs to reach the seventh position in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, providing the Mumbai batter with a well-earned return to the elite tier of international T20 run-scorers.

Glenn Phillips Soars 13 Places After Historic Record-Breaking Series

New Zealand’s dynamic middle-order powerhouse Glenn Phillips registered one of the most explosive jumps of the weekly update. Phillips etched his name into the record books during the five-match series against India, amassing an astonishing 341 runs—the highest individual aggregate ever recorded in a bilateral men’s T20I series. His sequence of devastating knocks, including an unbeaten 65 off 29 deliveries in the series finale to power the Black Caps to a seven-wicket win, propelled him up by 13 places to 24th overall among global T20I batters. In the bowling department, Kiwi spinner Mitchell Santner rose two places to fifth, while seamer Jacob Duffy skyrocketed 23 places to 23rd after standout displays with the ball.

Major Movers Across the ODI Charts: Afridi, Duckett, and Rathnayake

The latest ICC ledger also recorded notable movement in 50-over cricket following recent multi-nation tri-series and bilateral encounters. Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi advanced one spot to fifth among ODI bowlers, with teammate Haris Rauf jumping five places to 24th. In the ODI batting rankings, Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman climbed nine positions to 37th, England’s Ben Duckett moved up to sixth place, and Sri Lankan emerging batter Pavan Rathnayake produced a striking 20-place leap to take the 16th spot. In the all-rounder category, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai moved up three places to third overall in T20Is following his Player of the Series performance against Zimbabwe, rounding off a high-impact week across global international cricket.