Virat Kohli closes gap with Steve at top of ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen
Kohli's innings of 74 & 4 in the Adelaide Test, which India lost by eight wickets, has enabled him to gain two points, whereas Smith's 1 & 1* lost him 10 points in the table.
Ravichandran Ashwin has replaced his India teammate Jasprit Bumrah to become the No. 1 ranked bowler in men’s Tests for the sixth time, following a nine-wicket haul in the fifth and final Test against England in Dharamsala. Meanwhile, India skipper Rohit Sharma was back in the top 10, ranking sixth in the batting charts of the latest ICC Test rankings on Wednesday.
Australian quick Josh Hazlewood has achieved his career-best ranking – No. 2 – after taking six wickets in the Christchurch Test win against New Zealand. Bumrah, however, slipped two rungs to the third spot, while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has risen 15 places to a career-best 16th after taking seven wickets in Dharamsala.
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In the rankings for Test batters, Rohit has moved up five places while his young opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal has risen two spots to eighth, and Shubman Gill is at a career-best No. 20. After playing nine Tests, Jaiswal has an aggregate of 740 rating points only two batters have earned more, according to the ICC – Australians Don Bradman (752) and Mike Hussey (741).
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Ireland’s Harry Tector has risen to fourth place in the men’s ODI batting rankings after scoring 141 runs in three matches against Afghanistan in Sharjah. Pakistan’s Babar Azam still leads the charts with Gill and Virat Kohli at Nos. 2 and 3, and Rohit at No. 5.
Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Babar form the top three in the men’s Test batting rankings, while Suryakumar Yadav, Phil Salt and Mohammad Rizwan lead the T20I charts.
Keshav Maharaj, Hazlewood and Adam Zampa are the top ranked bowlers in men’s ODIs, while Adil Rashid, Wanindu Hasaranga and Akeal Hosein are Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in T20 internationals. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Nabi and Shakib Al Hasan are the top ranked all rounders in men’s Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals respectively.
India are the No. 1 team across formats, while Australia and England are No. 2 and 3 in Tests; Australia and South Africa are No. 2 and 3 in ODIs; and England and Australia are in second and third place in T20 internationals.
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