ICC Rankings: James Anderson dethrones Ravindra Jadeja as No. 1 Test bowler
Andesron, who became the sixth bowler to take 500 Test wickets during the Lord's test, is 12 points ahead of Jadeja.
It is turning out be quite a week for England pacer James Anderson. After getting his 500th Test wicket he has now become the number one Test bowler.
Anderson dethroned India's Ravindra Jadeja as the No. 1 Test bowler in the latest ICC Rankings for Test bowlers.
Anderson grabbed the top spot after his superb effort of seven for 42 in an innings and a match haul of nine wickets in the third and final Test at Lord's.
England won by nine wickets at Lord's to seal a 2-1 series victory over the Windies.
Anderson, who was the top-ranked bowler in August 2016, has reclaimed the spot to become the oldest bowler to be number-one ranked since Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in July 2009 and the oldest pace bowler to be at the top since Australia's Glenn McGrath in January 2006.
The right-arm pacer became the first England cricketer to take 500 wickets when he bowled Kraigg Brathwaite for four on the second evening of the Lord's Test on Friday.
He became the sixth bowler overall and third pacer in history to take 500 Test wickets.
Here are the top-5 Test bowlers in latest ICC rankings:
1. James Anderson (Eng) 896
2. Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) 884
3. Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) 852
4. Rangana Herath (SL) 809
5. Josh Hazlewood (Aus) 794
(With ANI Inputs)