Jasprit Bumrah reached a new career high on the eve of the Boxing Day Test, equalling R Ashwin's record for the joint-highest rating points by an Indian in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for men's Test bowlers.

Bumrah consolidated his position at the top of the ICC rankings following his stellar performances in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia.

After taking nine wickets in the third Test in Brisbane, Bumrah gained 14 rating points. With a total of 904 points, he matched R Ashwin's peak tally achieved in December 2016.

Jasprit Bumrah is at the top of the pile with 48 more points than second-placed Kagiso Rabada. Josh Hazlewood, who will miss the last two Tests of the series against India with an injury, is at the No. 3 spot. Australia captain Pat Cummins is in the fourth spot while R Ashwin, holds the fifth spot.

Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja dropped four spots to No. 10 after an ordinary showing with the ball in Brisbane.

Mohammad Siraj has inched up one place to 24th and Travis Head is in the top 100 of the bowlers' list.

Bumrah has taken 21 wickets in three Tests at a staggering average of 10.90. No other bowler in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has managed to claim more than 15 wickets so far after three Tests. The Indian pace-bowling spearhead has been head and shoulders above the rest with his remarkable ability to adapt to the conditions in Australia. Bumrah also stood in for Rohit Sharma in the series opener, leading the team to a commanding 295-run victory in Perth.

ICC TEST BOWLING RANKINGS - AS OF DECEMBER 25

• 01. Jasprit Bumrah (India): Rank 1, Rating Points 904, Career-Best 904 vs Australia at Brisbane, 2024
• 02. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa): Rank 2, Rating Points 856, Career-Best 902 vs Australia at Gqeberha, 2018
• 03. Josh Hazlewood (Australia): Rank 3, Rating Points 852, Career-Best 864 vs India at Bengaluru, 2017
• 04. Pat Cummins (Australia): Rank 4, Rating Points 822, Career-Best 914 vs England at Old Trafford, 2019
• 05. Ravichandran Ashwin (India): Rank 5, Rating Points 789, Career-Best 904 vs England at Mumbai, 2016
• 06. Matt Henry (New Zealand): Rank 6, Rating Points 782, Career-Best 782 vs England at Hamilton, 2024
• 07. Nathan Lyon (Australia): Rank 7, Rating Points 770, Career-Best 801 vs New Zealand at Christchurch, 2024
• 08. Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): Rank 8, Rating Points 768, Career-Best 801 vs New Zealand at Galle, 2024
• 09. Noman Ali (Pakistan): Rank 9, Rating Points 759, Career-Best 759 vs England at Rawalpindi, 2024
• 10. Ravindra Jadeja (India): Rank 10, Rating Points 755, Career-Best 899 vs Australia at Ranchi, 2017