Rishabh Pant surpassed his superstar Indian teammate Virat Kohli to reach sixth position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for batters released.
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant surpassed his superstar Indian teammate Virat Kohli to reach sixth position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for batters released on Wednesday. Pant scored 99 runs in the second innings of the first Test match against New Zealand, which helped him gain three places in the rankings. On the other hand, Kohli has slipped one place to eighth position despite scoring 70 runs.
Major changes in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings following eventful #WTC25 matches in the sub-continent 👀https://t.co/t7yQDAnjMh
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Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal remains India’s highest-ranked batter at fourth place. Rohit Sharma has dropped out of the top 10. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has dropped two places to joint 15th place with Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne. England’s star batsman Joe Root remains at the top of the batting rankings.
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra (up 36 places to 18th) and Devon Conway (up 12 places to 36th) made big jumps in the batting rankings while their teammate Matt Henry (up two places to ninth) has entered the top 10 in the bowlers’ rankings. Fast bowler Will O’Rourke, who played a key role in New Zealand’s Test cricket victory after a long time on Indian soil, has moved up two places to 39th.
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has benefited from taking 11 wickets in two innings against England. He regained his place in the bowling rankings at 17th position. His fellow spinner Sajid Khan gained 22 places and has reached 50th position. Indian fast bowling leader Jasprit Bumrah remains at the top of the bowlers’ rankings. He is followed by Ravichandran Ashwin while Ravindra Jadeja remains in the seventh position as before.
