ICC Players rankings: India's spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday edged past England's iconic star James Anderson in the latest released ICC Players rankings. The Indian bowler has now become the new No.1 Test bowler in the world after making notable contributions in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Meanwhile, Anderson has fallen to No.2.
India are playing against Australia in a four-match Test series and are leading the contest by 2-0 Ravi Ashwin is among the top wicket-takers in the series and has 14 scalps from the first two matches. Even though Anderson scalped three wickets in the iconic second Test between New Zealand and England, his rating points fell by 7 and he now has 859 ratings. Ashwin was 2 points behind him at 864 and remains there to grab the top spot. Meanwhile, Anderson is now on second, still ahead of Australia's regular Test captain Pat Cummins, who has 858 rating points
Jadeja, Root also move up
Meanwhile, in-form all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja has also moved in the bowlers' chart to reach eighth with 763 ratings in the bowling list. England's former Test captain Joe Root is also among the movers in Test cricket. After producing a brilliant century in a test against New Zealand, Root has moved to the third spot in the batters' chart. He is now only behind No.1 ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne and No.2 ranked Steve Smith.
Other gainers in the rankings are England batter Harry Brook and New Zealand's Tom Blundell. Brook continues his rise and has now reached joint 15th in the batters' list along with Virat Kohli. Blundell's performance in the famous one-run win in the second test has brought him inside the top 10 as he has moved to No.7.
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