Pant, Gill Remain India鈥檚 Top-10 Batters In ICC Test Rankings
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill are the only Indian batters in the top 10 of the latest ICC Test rankings, occupying eighth and 10th positions respectively.
Pant has 713 rating points, while Gill is on 697, with both dropping one place in the updated list. Yashasvi Jaiswal is the next-highest Indian at 13th.
England’s Harry Brook and Joe Root lead the rankings, followed by Australia’s Travis Head, South Africa’s Temba Bavuma and Steve Smith.
Rahmat Shah Makes History For Afghanistan
Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to break into the top 10 of any category in the ICC Test Player Rankings.
Rahmat climbed six places to a career-best seventh position after scoring 173 in the opening match of Afghanistan’s two-Test series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.
The 33-year-old registered the fifth century of his Test career and his second this year, moving ahead of Gill, South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis.
The achievement adds to Afghanistan’s recent progress in international cricket. Earlier this month, the team reached a historic sixth position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings after winning a tri-series involving Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Bumrah, Jadeja Maintain Top Positions
India’s Jasprit Bumrah remains fifth in the Test bowling rankings, which are led by Australia’s Mitchell Starc. South Africa’s Marco Jansen, New Zealand’s Matt Henry and England’s Ollie Robinson complete the top five.
In the Test all-rounders’ list, Ravindra Jadeja continues to hold second place behind Jansen. Washington Sundar is the other Indian in the top 10, occupying seventh position.
Axar, Arshdeep And Gurnoor Gain In ODI Rankings
The latest ODI rankings have also brought gains for three Indian bowlers following the first two matches of the series against New Zealand.
Axar Patel climbed 23 places to 21st in the ODI bowling rankings after taking 2/28 in the second match in Wellington.
Arshdeep Singh moved up 11 positions to 31st following his four-wicket haul in the series opener in Auckland.
Gurnoor Brar, currently the leading wicket-taker in the series with seven scalps, made a significant jump from outside the top 100 to 48th in the ODI bowling rankings.
