--- title: "Mitchell Starc becomes No 1 Test bowler in ICC rankings" description: "Most outlets reported that Mitchell Starc has achieved the No 1 ranking in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time. Dunya News also noted Babar Azam’s position as 10th among top-ranked Test batters. The Nation highlighted Starc’s performance against Bangladesh as a key factor in his rise." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4799-mitchell-starc-claims-no-1-test-bowling-ranking-for-first site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Mitchell Starc becomes No 1 Test bowler in ICC rankings sports · latest filing 26 Aug 2026, 10:40 PM PKT · 26 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Mitchell Starc has achieved the No 1 ranking in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time. Dunya News also noted Babar Azam’s position as 10th among top-ranked Test batters. The Nation highlighted Starc’s performance against Bangladesh as a key factor in his rise. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [ICC Test rankings: Pakistan slips to eighth as Starc takes top bowling spot](https://www.24newshd.tv/26-Aug-2026/icc-test-rankings-pakistan-slips-eighth-starc-takes-top-bowling-spot) · 26 Aug 2026, 10:40 PM PKT > The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest Test rankings, with Australian pacer Mitchell Starc taking the top spot among bowlers and Pakistan slipping to eighth in the team standings. - **Hum News English** — [ICC Test rankings: Pakistan slips to eighth as Starc takes top bowling spot](https://humenglish.com/latest/icc-test-rankings-pakistan-slips-to-eighth-as-starc-takes-top-bowling-spot/) · 26 Aug 2026, 6:24 PM PKT · 97% identical wording to the newest filing > The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest Test rankings, with Australian pacer Mitchell Starc taking the top spot among bowlers and Pakistan slipping to eighth in the team standings. Starc dethrones Bumrah as No. 1 Test bowler Starc climbed two places to become the No. 1 Test bowler, moving ahead of India’s Jasprit Bumrah in the latest rankings. Australia captain Pat Cummi... - **The Nation** — [Mitchell Starc claims No. 1 Test bowling ranking for first time](https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Aug-2026/mitchell-starc-claims-1-test-bowling-ranking-first-time) · 26 Aug 2026, 6:08 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > Australia’s Mitchell Starc has reached the top of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time after his outstanding performance against Bangladesh. - **Dunya News** — [Mitchell Starc becomes No 1 Test bowler for first time in ICC rankings](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/969818-mitchell-starc-becomes-no-1-test-bowler-for-first-time-in-icc-rankings) · 26 Aug 2026, 5:44 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Mitchell Starc becomes No.1 Test bowler in ICC rankings, while Babar Azam remains 10th among top-ranked Test batters. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Mitchell Starc becomes most successful left-arm bowler in Test history](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3126-mitchell-starc-becomes-most-successful-left-arm-bowler) · 13 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 77% related - [Babar Azam returns to ICC Test batting top 10 after nearly two years](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2922-babar-azam-returns-to-top-10-in-latest-icc-test-rankings) · 13 Aug 2026 · 9 outlets · 2 developments · 73% related - [Pakistan Cricket Players Update ICC Test Rankings](https://harzaviya.com/stories/911-babar-azam-shan-masood-and-mohammad-abbas-rise-in-icc-test) · 30 Jul 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 72% related 4 articles from 4 outlets, 26 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.