Ashwin’s reign continues in ICC Test Rankings, Kohli also made a big jump

New Delhi: India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled brilliantly in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, has reached the top of the bowlers’ list in the new ICC (International Cricket Council) rankings released on Wednesday. Off-spinner Ashwin took six wickets for 91 runs in the first innings on a pitch with difficult conditions for bowlers in the Ahmedabad Test. In this four-match series, he was the highest wicket-taker with 25 wickets. This benefited him in the rankings and he surpassed England fast bowler James Anderson by 10 ratings points. His fellow left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (down from eighth to ninth) has lost one place in the rankings.

Akshar Patel made it to the top four in the list of all-rounders

Indian cricket team’s star all-rounder Akshar Patel has gained a lot in the ICC Test rankings after BGT. While he has moved up six places to 28th in bowling, he has moved up two places to fourth in the all-rounders’ list after his strong contribution with the bat against Australia. Jadeja and Ashwin occupy the top two positions in this list. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the team due to injury, has moved from sixth to seventh position in the Test bowling rankings.

Virat Kohli made a big jump in Test rankings

Injured Rishabh Pant (ninth) and Rohit Sharma (10th) are the only Indians in the top 10 of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Virat Kohli has improved seven places to reach the 13th position after his brilliant 186 against Australia in Ahmedabad. Apart from Man of the Match Kohli, opener Shubman Gill, who scored a century at the Narendra Modi Stadium, has moved up 17 places to reach 46th position. At the same time, Australia’s Usman Khawaja, who scored 180 runs in the first innings of the fourth Test match played between India and Australia, has reached the seventh position in the rankings with a career-best 815 rating points. Daryl Mitchell, who scored 102 and 81 in the first Test against Sri Lanka, also reached a career-best 800 rating points. However, he could not improve the ranking and remains at the eighth position. However, South African captain Temba Bavuma improved 14 places to 15th in the rankings after his match-winning knock of 172 against the West Indies.
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