Overview
- The ICC updated its men's Test player rankings on Wednesday and moved Marco Jansen to the top of the all‑rounder list and to No.1 among Test bowlers.
- Jansen's rise follows his 85 with the bat and 5‑33 with the ball in South Africa's innings‑and‑31‑run win at Gqeberha, a performance the rankings treat as the key driver of his jump.
- He displaced India's Ravindra Jadeja after Jadeja's more than four‑year run at No.1 among all‑rounders and overtook Australia’s Mitchell Starc in the bowling order.
- South Africa captain Temba Bavuma also benefited from the Gqeberha win, rising to a career‑best No.2 in the Test batting rankings after his 179 and Player of the Match award.
- Jansen is the first South African to top the Test all‑rounder list since Vernon Philander in 2014, and his new position raises the question of whether he can sustain this form for South Africa's World Test Championship campaign.