• Starc's top spot was in August itself


• Aiden Markram's progress


• Shreyas Iyer's ranking improvement

Australia's fast bowler Mitchell Starc has regained the top spot in the ICC Test Bowling Ranking after his brilliant performance against South Africa. In the latest T20 rankings released on Wednesday, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer has moved up two places to the seventh position.

After taking 9 wickets in the third and final match of the three-match series in Cape Town, Starc moved up one spot ahead of South Africa's Marco Johnson. The Australian left-arm fast bowler achieved a career-best rating of 881 and took the top spot.

Starc's top spot was in August itself

Earlier in August, Starc had overtaken India's Jasprit Bumrah to reach the top spot for the first time. Meanwhile, Johnson reached the top spot after taking six wickets in the second Test played in Geberah. South Africans could take just three wickets in the Cape Town Test, which Starc once again held onto the top spot.

South Africa's Simon Harmer also benefited from this new ranking. He took six wickets in Australia's second innings in a match-winning performance at Newlands. Which helped his team win and the series in their favor. On the strength of this performance, the off-spinner has moved up 9 ranks and reached the seventh position. He is now one place ahead of fellow player Kagiso Rabada.

Despite losing the top spot in the Test bowling rankings, Johnson further cemented his position in the list of Test all-rounders. After hitting a half-century in the third Test, he achieved the best rating of his career. In this list, Vien Mulder moved up one place to third place, while Harmer moved up three places to fifth place.

PV Sindhu : PV Sindhu's Big Disclosure! 'I am no longer young'; Took a break for the World Tour Finals

Aiden Markram's progress

In the Test batting rankings, Aiden Markram has moved up one place to 11th, while Mulder has moved up seven places to 17th. Ryan Rickelton has taken the biggest leap forward among South African batsmen. It has moved up 25 places to reach the 23rd position. This is the best ranking of his career.

Australia's Cameron Green and Alex Carey have also improved their form. They moved up three and two places respectively to reach joint 19th place. West Indies batsman Justin Greaves has moved up 12 places to joint 38th position after his team's eight-wicket win against Bangladesh in the first Test played in Mirpur.

West Indies bowlers Joel Warican and Roston Chase have also improved their rankings. Warwick has reached 30th in the Test bowling rankings, while Roston has reached joint 23rd in the Chase all-rounders' list.

IND Vs NZ: Wherever there is a crisis, Virat brother is ready! VIDEO of the amazing catch taken in the slip goes viral

Shreyas Iyer's ranking improvement

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf have made good progress in the ODI bowling rankings since the conclusion of the tri-series played in Pakistan during this period. Afridi moved up one place to fifth, while Rauf moved up five places to 24th.

Their opener Fakhar Jamma moved up 9 places to 37th in the ODI batting rankings. England's Ben Duckett improved one place to sixth, while Sri Lanka's Pawan Ratnayake moved up 20 places to 16th.

Also, after India's series win against New Zealand in the T20 rankings, Shreyas Iyer reached the seventh position in the list of batsmen. New Zealand's Glenn Phillips has also moved up 13 places to 24th in the T20I batsmen list.