Ravichandran Ashwin of India rose to second in the rankings, while Ravindra Jadeja, his compatriot, jumped seven rungs and was among the top-10 bowlers according to the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
Jadeja is now in ninth place after his match win in New Delhi against Australia, which was his 10th wicket victory. This is the first time he has been in the top-10 since September 2019.
Jasprit Bumrah, an injured pacer, is the other Indian bowler who ranks in the top-10. He occupies the fifth position.
James Anderson, a veteran seamer from England, leads the list. However, Pat Cummins, Australia’s captain has fallen two places to third.
Axar Patel’s heroics in the late-order have helped him climb into the top five on the all-rounders list, which is being compiled by Jadeja & Ashwin.
Marnus Labuschagne of Australia continues to be the top Test batters, followed closely by Steve Smith and Babar Azam of Pakistan.
Rishabh Pan, an Indian driver who was involved in a terrible car accident, has been out of action since then and is currently at sixth place, while Rohit Sharma is still seventh.
England’s batters Ollie Pope (up six spots to 23rd), Harry Brook (12 places to 31st), and Ben Duckett (13) have achieved career-best ranking, as has Devon Conway and Tom Blundell in New Zealand.
Blundell’s first innings of 138 has pushed him up four places to 11th, while Conway’s score of 77 has helped him climb five places to 17th.