Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah soared to the top of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings among bowlers after getting eight wickets, including a first innings five-wicket haul during a 295-run win against Australia at Perth's Optus Stadium.

Bumrah’s spellbinding hauls of five for 30 and three for 42 helped him overtake Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada to reach a career-best 883 rating points, the highest rating points tally ever by an India seam bowler.

Indian cricket captain Jasprit Bumrah achieved a career-high Test bowler ranking after his impressive eight-wicket haul against Australia in Perth. He now leads the ICC Test bowling rankings, surpassing Josh Hazlewood and Kagiso Rabada.

Centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, followed by Jasprit Bumrah magnificent bowling helped India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Test of the five-match series. Chasing 534, Australia kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as India bundled them out for 238.

Skipper Jasprit Bumrah led from the front as India registered a historic 295-run win over Australia at Perth. | Crickit

With a sensational show in India's massive win in Perth, Jasprit Bumrah reminded the cricket world that bowlers can be good captains too. By leading from the front and guiding a young bowling attack,

Jasprit Bumrah-led India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the Perth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.