The 35-year-old, who became the first English bowler, and only sixth ever, to reach 500 test wickets on Friday, moved above India's Ravindra Jadeja. He is the oldest bowler to top the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings since Muttiah Muralitharan in 2009. Anderson took nine wickets in the series-deciding third test at Lord's which England won by nine wickets. Australia captain Steve Smith tops the batting rankings. West Indies batsman Shai Hope, the top scorer in the series including two superb hundreds at Headingley, moved up 11 spots in the batting rankings to 30th.

Source: The Star September 10, 2017 14:15 UTC