ICC has released the latest test rankings and the Eden Gardens Test has had a great impact in the latest rankings. Indian Skipper Virat Kohli moved to the 5th spot owing to his 18th Test Century at the Eden Gardens. This was also his 50th international hundred. He edged past Australia’s David Warner to take the 5th spot. He’s already the top ranked batsman in both, ODIs and T20s.
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Steve Smith continues to be the top ranked test batsman. Dhawan too moved up places for his knock of 94 in the second innings. He moved two places to reach the 28th spot. Pujara on the other hand maintained his fourth spot and Rahul too held on to the 8th spot. But Ajinkya Rahane suffered a loss of four places and plunged to the fourteenth spot in the ICC test rankings.
Coming to the bowling department, Jimmy Anderson retained the top spot. Ravindra Jadeja slipped a spot and came to the 3rd spot. Ashwin and Herath maintained their spots being at 4th and 5th spots respectively. South African young gun Kagiso Rabada too maintained the second spot.
Here are the complete rankings:
Batsmen (Top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Steve Smith Aus 936 59.66 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
2 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 889 53.76 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
3 ( – ) K. Williamson NZ 880 51.16 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( – ) C. Pujara Ind 866 52.26 888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
5 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 817 50.12 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
6 (-1) David Warner Aus 807 47.94 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
7 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 795 49.87 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
8 ( – ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 757* 45.83 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
9 (+1) Azhar Ali Pak 755 46.62 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
10 (+1) Alastair Cook Eng 738 46.33 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) J. Anderson Eng 896! 27.39 896 v Win at Lord’s 2017
2 (+1) Kagiso Rabada SA 876! 22.71 876 v Ban at Bloemfontein 2017
3 (-1) R. Jadeja Ind 868 23.65 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
4 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 840 25.30 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
5 ( – ) R. Herath SL 820 27.91 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
6 ( – ) J. Hazlewood Aus 794 25.75 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
7 ( – ) Nathan Lyon Aus 752! 31.83 752 v Ban at Chittagong 2017
8 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 748 22.30 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
9 ( – ) Neil Wagner NZ 745 28.90 767 v SA at Dunedin 2017
10 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 737 28.81 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) S. Al Hasan Ban 438 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( – ) R. Jadeja Ind 409 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 (+1) Ben Stokes Eng 396/*! 396 v Win at Lord’s 2017
4 (-1) R. Ashwin Ind 395 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
5 ( – ) Moeen Ali Eng 378 409 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
