New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has jumped to the top of the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Williamson has been in terrific form with the bat in the last few matches scoring a double century against West Indies and a hundred against Pakistan in the just-concluded Test against Pakistan.
The absence of Indian captain Virat Kohli and the erstwhile number one batsman—Steve smith’s failures against India in the first two Test also played a role in Williamson's surge to the top of the rankings with 890 rating points. Smith dropped two positions in the latest ICC Rankings and is at 877 points, while Kohli remained at the number two position with 879 points.
India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rhahane who brought a magnificent century to lead the team to an eight-wicket win over Australia in the Boxing Day Test has also jumped five positions to the number six spot on the ICC Rankings for batsmen in Tests. He stands at 784 rating points.
In the bowlers’ ranking, Jasprit Bumrah has jumped two positions to the number nine position on the table, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin jumped a position to seventh on the Rankings table which is topped by Australian pacer Pat Cummins. His partner with the ball for Australia, Mitchell Starc has also jumped positions to break into the top five bowlers in the longest format of the game.
Blackcaps pacer Neil Wagner, who bowled his heart out in the first Test against Pakistan with broken toes slipped past Stuart Broad to the number three position on the Rankings table.
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