Published: Nov 10, 2015, 11:33 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 11, 2015, 12:12 AM (IST)
Dubai: India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has climbed three places to return to the top five in the latest ICC’s rankings for Test bowlers. The 29-year-old bowler’s ascendancy in the rankings was helped by his stellar performance against South Africa in the opening Test in Mohali, where he claimed eight wickets overall. India’s left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has rocketed 10 places to a career-high 21st position following match figures of eight for 76 that also earned him the player of the Mohali Test award. Meanwhile, South Africa pace spearhead Dale Steyn continues as the number-one ranked bowler in the Test rankings. ALSO READ: Ravichandran Ashwin: Differentiating factor between Indian and South Africa
AB de Villiers is back to the top of the batting table in the ICC Test rankings after the list was updated on Tuesday following the end of the Brisbane and Mohali Tests. The South African limited-overs skipper had achieved the number-one position for the first time in March 2012 and last was at the summit earlier this year in January.De Villiers who scored 63 and 16 against India in the opening Test of their four-match series, just overtook Steven Smith for the top rank. The Australian Test skipper meanwhile had managed just 48 and one against New Zealand in their first game of the three-match series. De Villiers leads Smith by just one point. ALSO READ: Result-oriented wickets like Mohali will help Test cricket
According to ICC media release, Williamson who had scored 140 and 59 in Gabba earned a jump of two places putting him in fifth position for the first time in his career. David Warner’s two centuries in the Brisbane Test have also lifted him two places to seventh spot. India’s Murali Vijay and South Africa’s Dean Elgar are the other top-ranked batsmen to achieve career high rankings. Vijay’s 75 and 47 has vaulted him eight places to 11th position, meaning that he has now become India’s top-ranked Test batsman. Cheteshwar Pujara has gained five places following his contribution of 31 and 77 but he is still two places behind Vijay in 13th spot.
