Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara rises to the No.2 spot in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Pujara is now just behind Australian skipper Steven Smith who scored a century in the first Test of the Ashes 2017-18 at the Gabba. Virat Kohli maintained his spot in the rankings after scoring his 5th Test double century. Kohli is breathing down Kane Williamson’s neck with a difference of just 3 rating points between them. England skipper Joe Root slipped a point as well moving to the third position. KL Rahul got out for 7 in the Nagpur Test and that resulted in him slipping a position. He is now ranked 9th instead of 8th, just behind Azhar Ali.
In the bowling rankings, Ravichandran Ashwin is still ranked at No.4 position despite taking 8 wickets in Nagpur Test and becoming the fastest to 300 Test wickets. Ashwin is just behind South African speedster Kagiso Rabada. Ravindra Jadeja gained a few rating points after taking 5 wickets in the Nagpur Test. He is ranked 2nd behind James Anderson who took just 2 wickets in the Gabba Test.
Jadeja and Ashwin also maintained their spots in the all-rounder rankings. They are placed at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively on the list led by Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Whereas Niroshan Dickwella did not get benefited from the lowly scores of 24 and 4 in the Nagpur Test. He slipped 5 slots, now placed 42nd in the rankings.
ICC top 10 Test batsmen
1. Steve Smith (Australia) – 941
2. Cheteshwar Pujara (India) – 888
3. Joe Root (England) – 881
4. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 880
5. Virat Kohli (India) – 877
6. David Warner (Australia) – 826
7. Hashim Amla (South Africa) – 826
8. Azhar Ali (Pakistan) – 755
9. KL Rahul (India) – 735
10. Dean Elgar (South Africa) – 732
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ICC top 10 Test bowlers
1. James Anderson (England) – 891
2. Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 880
3. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) – 876
4. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 849
5. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) – 807
6. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 798
7. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 753
8. Dale Steyn (South Africa) – 748
9. Neil Wagner (New Zealand) – 745
10. Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 744
India’s @cheteshwar1 moves up to second and Australia captain @stevesmith49 extends his lead at the top in the latest update of the @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Batting Rankings.https://t.co/WjTjW5deIE pic.twitter.com/gxCIx8RRkM
— ICC (@ICC) November 28, 2017
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ICC Test rankings for all-rounders
Shakib Al Hasan – 438 points
Ravindra Jadeja – 414 points
R Ashwin – 389 points
Ben Stokes – 388 points
Moeen Ali – 379 points
