Virat Kohli has dropped out top 10 in the latest ICC Test rankings following his twin failures against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He could only muster 23 runs across two innings and has dropped five places to 12th, even below Babar Azam who is at the 11th position.
Meanwhile, India skipper Rohit Sharma is also on the verge of losing his place in the top 10. He has also slipped from 5th to 10th place in the rankings after scoring only 11 runs in the Chennai Test. Rohit and Kohli both have a chance to improve their rankings with India set to face Bangladesh in Kanpur on September 27.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has jumped one place to fifth place thanks to his half-century in the first innings in tough conditions. He has 751 rating points to show for his efforts and is only six points behind the fourth-placed Steve Smith. Rishabh Pant has interestingly entered the top 10 and is now at sixth place after his stunning century in the second innings. He had also scored 39 runs in the first innings of the Chennai Test.
Among other players who impressed in Chennai for India, Shubman Gill has jumped five places to 14th following his century in the second innings. He had bagged a duck on the opening day but made amends with a fine show in the second essay much to the delight of the Indian fans.
Latest ICC Test rankings of Indian batsmen
| Rank |
Players |
Rating Points |
| 5 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
751 |
| 6 |
Rishabh Pant |
731 |
| 10 |
Rohit Sharma |
716 |
| 12 |
Virat Kohli |
709 |
| 14 |
Shubman Gill |
701 |
Sri Lanka and New Zealand also faced each other in Galle in a Test match last week and their players have also seen rankings change. Kamindu Mendis scored a century in the first innings and has jumped three places to 16th while Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell have retained their second and third positions respectively despite not scoring a half-century.
