Virat Kohli stays top; Ajinkya Rahane slips in Test rankings for batsmen
Cricket | December 24, 2019 14:46 ISTVirat Kohli leads second-placed Steve Smith by 17 points in the year-end ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Virat Kohli leads second-placed Steve Smith by 17 points in the year-end ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Virat Kohli is now 17 points ahead of Smith who returned with scores of 43 and 16 in the first Test against New Zealand which Australia won by 296 runs.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the no.1 spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen.
Mohammed Shami jumped 15 places to break into top-10 in the latest ICC Test Rankings for bowlers.
Jofra Archer has also moved into the top 40 for the first time after grabbing six first-innings wickets.
Steve Smith Lead 34 Point From Virat Kohli In ICC Test Rankings
Smith's player of the match effort of 211 and 82 runs in the two innings has lifted him to 937 rating points, only 10 less than his all-time best aggregate achieved in December 2017.
Steve Smith took just two Test matches to move past Virat Kohli at the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after returning from his one-year ball-tampering ban.
Australian batsman Steve Smith has reclaimed the no.1 spot in the latest Test rankings, while Team India's skipper Virat Kohli has dropped to the second position.
Ben Stokes gained 13 slots to reach No.13 in the ICC Test batsmen's rankings while Jasprit Bumrah broke into the top 10 for bowler's rankings for the first time in his career.
Curran has gained in all three lists, moving up three places to 52nd among batsmen after scores of 18 and 37 and advancing six places to 67th with a first-innings haul of three for 28.
In the team rankings, India remain in the first place followed by New Zealand (2) and South Africa (3) with England (4) and Australia (5) rounding up the top five.
New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson remains their highest ranked batsman, at the second position in the list led by Indian captain Virat Kohli.
After smashing his second double ton against Bangladesh in the 1st Test, Kane Williamson achieved a career-best rating and has a chance to dethrone the Indian skipper.
Sri Lanka on Saturday created history as they became the first Asian team and the third visiting side after England and Australia to win a Test series on South African soil.
Kohli is leading the chart with 992 rating points ahead of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (897 points) and Pujara (881). Besides Kohli and Pujara, no other Indian feature in the top 10 list.
Cummins and Anderson move ahead of Rabada after Proteas suffered a shock defeat to Sri Lanka in Durban, with the Australian claiming the top spot and the Englishman moving to second.
West Indies are currently lying at the eighth spot in the ICC Test team rankings
Windies all-rounder Jason Holder leapfrogged Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma and mystery-spinner Kuldeep Yadav join Kohli and Bumrah to form an India-dominated ODI team of the year.
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