ICC Test rankings: Ashwin number 1 bowler; Rishabh Pant rises to sixth place
In the new ICC Test rankings, India’s wicket keeper batter Rishabh Pant has reached the sixth position. Pant, who is making a comeback to Test cricket after an accident, scored 109 runs, hitting a century in the second innings against Bangladesh. Yashasvi Jaiswal has gained one position in the rankings released on Wednesday. Yashasvi has reached the fifth position with 751 points.
3 batsmen of Team India are in the top 10. Rohit Sharma has lost 5 rankings places due to poor performance in the first Test against Bangladesh. Now the Indian captain has reached number 10. England’s Joe Root is at the first position with 899 points.
No change in four places of Test rankings
There has been no change in the top-4 in the ICC Test rankings. England’s veteran player Joe Root is still at the top position with 899 rating. At the same time, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is at the second position with 852 rating points. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is at number 3 with 760 rating points and Australia’s Steve Smith is at number 4 with 757 rating.
Ashwin tops bowling, Bumrah reaches second position
Bumrah has gained one position in the new ranking. He now has 854 rating points. He took 4 wickets in the first innings of the first Chennai Test. Among bowlers, only Ravichandran Ashwin has a better ranking than him. The off-spinner is at the top with 871 rating points. Ravindra Jadeja has gained 1 position, due to which he has reached the sixth position. These are the only 3 Indian players among the top 10 bowlers.
Sri Lanka’s left arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has gained 5 positions in the bowling ranking. Jayasuriya has reached the 8th position with 743 points. He took 9 wickets in both innings of the first Test match with New Zealand.
