When Mohammad Siraj shot to number one in the ICC ODI rankings, there are five more Indians who have won the same honour. Two of them are still wearing the blue coat. A total of six Indians have topped the rankings, three are spinners and three are pacers.
Maninder Singh, who was with the Indian team for a short time, was the first Indian to become the first. The player who was the main link in the national team in the 1980s took 30 ODI wickets in 1987. The same year also took the first place. Maninder achieved the dream feat by spinning the batters in the era when fast bowlers reigned supreme.
Two years later, Indian captain Kapil Dev also became the first ranker. Kapil’s reign was the king of pace on Indian wickets where fast bowlers were scarce. After that, Anil Kumbla became the first in 1996. Kumble has 337 wickets from 271 matches in ODIs.
The other two are part of the current Indian team. One is Ravindra Jadeja. The actor got the highest ranking in August 2013. In that year, the star’s collection was 52 ODI wickets. The player, who still hasn’t lost his place in the team, is waiting for his recovery and a speedy return.
Jasprit Bumrah has topped the ODI rankings twice. 2018 and 2022. Injury is also the villain for the star.
Mohammad Siraj finally bowls with Bumrah and Jadeja in the absence of bowling. Currently, there is no one else from India in the top 10.