Team India Rishabh wicketkeeper rose five place in the ICC Test ranking but both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have taken a tumble.
India’s 25-run loss to New Zealand in the third Test to New Zealand and their historic 3-0 whitewash had major repercussions on the ICC Test rankings for batters. Top Indian batters like their skipper Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli – who both had a forgettable Test series – took a tumble in the rankings and are now out of the top 20.
However, there was some cheer for Indian fans, as wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant – who scored fifties in both innings of the Mumbai Test last week – rose 5 place to zoom into the 6th position. But Team India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continues to be the best-ranked Indian batter at No. 4 although he slipped one place in the latest ranking.
Pant rises five places to sixth overall on the back of a pair of half-centuries during the Test in a sure sign that he is back to his best following a serious car accident, with the attacking left-hander now just one spot behind the career-best fifth position he first occupied in July 2022.
Major shake-up in the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings across the board after #INDvNZ and #BANvSA series 🔥#WTC25 | Details ⬇https://t.co/2XzsyYtCVp
— ICC (@ICC) November 6, 2024
New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell is one spot behind Pant – sevent overall – following his eight-place rise and first innings score of 82 against India, joining teammate Kane Williamson (second) as the only New Zealanders inside the top 10 rankings for Test batters.
England right-hander Joe Root maintains a healthy lead at the top of the category, with Williamson, Harry Brook (third), Yashasvi Jaiswal (fourth) and Steve Smith (fifth) his closest challengers.
India’s Shubman Gill (up four places to 16th) also makes some ground on the list for Test batters following a score of 90 in the first innings against New Zealand in Mumbai, while Player of the Series Will Young gains 29 spots to move to 44th overall for the Black Caps. But Kohli, who managed scores of 1 and 1 in the two innings in Mumbai and 93 runs in three-match series fell eight places and is currently in 22nd place.
While Team India skipper Rohit Sharma’s decline in the longest format of the game also continues as he slipped two places and lies at 26th place currently.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the big mover on the latest rankings for Test bowlers, with the Indian left-armer gaining two places to move to sixth behind No.1 ranked South African Kagiso Rabada following his 10-wicket haul against New Zealand. Teammate Washington Sundar improved seven places to move to 46th on the same list for Test bowlers, while spin duo Ajaz Patel (up 12 places to 22nd) and Ish Sodhi (up three rungs to equal 70th) are among the gains from a New Zealand perspective.
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj is also on the rise, with the left-armer jumping four places to 19th overall for Test bowlers following his 13 scalps across the Proteas’ recent series sweep of Bangladesh.
There is also some movement on the latest ODI rankings following the opening two matches of West Indies’s home series against England and the first contest of Australia’s series against Pakistan.
West Indies captain Shai Hope gains five places on the list for ODI batters to move to 12th following a 17th ODI century in the second match against England, while counterpart Liam Livingstone jumps 32 spots to 58th after his hundred in the same clash.
