ICC Test Rankings: Ajinkya Rahane Makes Big Gains, R Ashwin Remains No. 1 Bowler
ICC Test Rankings Ajinkya Rahane Makes Big Gains ; ICC Test Rankings: Ajinkya Rahane Makes Enormous Increases, R Ashwin Stays No. 1 BowlerVeteran off-spinner Ashwin kept on being the highest level Test bowler, regardless of not being a piece of the Indian playing XI, while individual spinner Ravindra Jadeja clutched his 10th spot.
ICC Test Rankings: Ajinkya Rahane Makes Large Gains, R Ashwin Stays No. 1 BowlerVeteran off-spinner Ashwin kept on being the highest level Test bowler, in spite of not being a piece of the Indian playing XI, while individual spinner Ravindra Jadeja clutched his 10th spot.Press Trust of IndiaUpdated: June 14, 2023 02:47 PM ISTRead Time:2 min
ICC Test Rankings: Ajinkya Rahane Makes Large Gains, R Ashwin Stays No. 1 Bowler
Ajinkya Rahane dazzled in WTC final© AFP
India’s rebound man Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday moved to the 37th situation while Shardul Thakur rose to 94th among players, even as Ravichandran Ashwin kept up with his best position among Test bowlers in spite of not highlighting On the planet Test Title last. In an uncommon accomplishment, players from Australia possess the best three spots in the rankings as Steve Smith and Travis Head joined highest level Marnus Labuschagne following their hundreds of years in the WTC last win against India at The Oval.
Regardless of India’s 209-run misfortune in the marquee match, Rahane’s scores of 89 and 46 assisted him with getting back to the rankings diagram in 37th situation while Shardul, who scored 50 years in the primary innings, climbed six spots.
Running wicketkeeper hitter Rishabh Gasp, who is recuperating following an auto collision, stays the most noteworthy positioned Indian at number 10 while captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are static on twelfth and thirteenth spots separately.
Veteran off-spinner Ashwin kept on being the highest level Test bowler, regardless of not being a piece of the Indian playing XI, while individual spinner Ravindra Jadeja clutched his 10th spot.
Nonetheless, the harmed Jasprit Bumrah, who last played a Test match in July 2022, has dropped two spots to eighth.
Labuschagne, Smith, Head involve top three spots
Labuschagne keeps on clutching his main situation with 903 rating focuses while Smith has progressed one spot to second situation after scores of 121 and 34.
The other centurion of the WTC last, Head’s scores of 163 and 18 have lifted him three spots to a vocation best third position.
The race for the subsequent spot however is extremely close as Smith is on 885 rating focuses, Head on 884 and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson on 883.
Hitters from similar side taking the best three spots is an uncommon event. The last time this occurred in the Test batting rankings was in 1984, when West Indies players Gordon Greenidge (810 rating focuses), Clive Lloyd (787) and Larry Gomes (773) were at the first spot on the list.
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has likewise advanced 11 spots to 36th subsequent to scoring 48 and 66 not out while spinner Nathan Lyon (up two spots to 6th) and Scott Boland (up five spots to 36th) have additionally climbed in the wake of wrapping up with five wickets each in the match.
