Kagiso Rabada’s growing reputation as one the best fast bowlers in the world has been further enhanced after he moved to fifth position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test players on Tuesday to become SA’s top-ranked bowler. He is one place ahead of Dale Steyn — by two points — and trails Sri Lanka’s fourth-ranked and experienced spinner Rangana Herath by six points. All-rounder Vernon Philander is the third South African on the top-10 list in ninth position, his cause helped by the 17 wickets he took in the 3-0 series whitewash of Sri Lanka, which was concluded in Johannesburg on Saturday. Rabada was the pick of the bowlers against Sri Lanka, as he returned with an impressive haul of 19 wickets in the three matches, at an economy rate of 3.74. The other South African players to improve their rankings were batsmen Hashim Amla‚ who jumped four places to sixth position‚ and JP Duminy‚ who climbed nine places to secure a career-high 33rd position. Amla scored 1...
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