Bumrah regains top spot in ICC Test rankings, Jaiswal jumps to No.3
The 30-year-old replaced his India team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin - Player of the Series against Bangladesh - at the top of the chart
PTI
Dubai, 2 Oct
India's
pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is back at the summit of the ICC Test bowling
rankings following his match haul of six wickets in the second Test against
Bangladesh in Kanpur.
The
30-year-old replaced his India team-mate Ravichandran Ashwin - Player of the
Series against Bangladesh - at the top of the chart. Spinner Ravindra Jadeja
maintained his sixth place, while fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav stayed in 16th.
In batting,
Player of the Match from the Kanpur Test, Yashasvi Jaiswal, moved to a
career-high third position after just 11 Tests. Jaiswal played scintillating
knocks of 72 and 51 and helped India win the rain-marred match by seven
wickets. With 792 rating points, the 22-year-old is behind second-placed Kane
Williamson (829) and Joe Root (899).
Also,
veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli is back in the top 10, gaining six places to
rise to the sixth position after knocks of 47 and 29 in Kanpur. Rishabh Pant,
too, remained in the top 10, dropping three spots to ninth, with skipper Rohit
Sharma and Shubman Gill on 15th and 16th, respectively.
As for the
all-rounders, there has been no significant change in the rankings, with Jadeja
holding the top spot, followed by Ashwin at second and Axar Patel at seventh.
In team rankings, India were in the second spot with 120 rating points,
separated from leader Australia by four points, while England remained in the
third place with 108 points. -PTI
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