The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest Test rankings on Wednesday. Former India captain Virat Kohli has suffered a huge loss and has slipped four places to 9th position. At the same time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma remains in the sixth place and he has now become India’s top batsman. Jasprit Bumrah has made it to the top-5 in the bowlers’ rankings.
Apart from this, in the ranking of all-rounders, Caribbean star Jason Holder has once again captured the number one position, beating Indian star Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja had recently reached number one in the Mohali Test after scoring 175 runs and taking 9 wickets in the match. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also retained the third place in this list.
In the latest ICC Test rankings, three players from India are included in the top-10 batsmen. Rohit Sharma is at the sixth position with the highest 754 rating points. At the same time, after losing four places, Virat Kohli, who reached 9th place, has 742 rating points. Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is ranked 10th in this list and has 738 rating points.
Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored a century in the second innings of the Bangalore Test against India, has moved up three places to be at 5th position. Pakistan captain Babar Azam has also gained a place and has now moved from 9th to 8th position. Apart from this, there has been no change in this list. Marnus Labuschagne is at the top with 936 points.
In the latest ranking of bowlers, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has got the biggest advantage. Apart from him, all the bowlers located from 5 to 10 have lost one place each. Bumrah has now moved straight from 10th to fourth place. Ravichandran Ashwin remains at the second position with 850 rating points. That is, two Indian bowlers have now joined the top-5. The list is topped by Australian Test captain Pat Cummins with 892 points.