Three Indian batsmen find place in top 10 of ICC Test rankings

The latest release coming from the ICC office has been terrific for three Indian batsmen – Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane – who have found themselves in the top 10 of the ICC Test Batting rankings.

The ICC released their new rankings following the conclusion of the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa and thus named Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane at No.4, No.6, and No.8 position respectively.

Kohli missed as many as three Tests in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which resulted in a considerable drop in Virat Kohli’s ratings but the No.4 ranking has remained as it was.

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Like it was in 2018-19, Cheteshwar Pujara was once again stoic and defiant in his approach against Australia, which helped him rise to No.6 Test rankings, while India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane entered the Top 10 following his MCG heroic.

Among other Indian batsmen, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma occupied the 13th and 18th spots respectively.

Two Indians on the list of top 10 Test bowlers

Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah, two of India’s bowling spearheads, who had three incredible Test matches, are the only two Indians in the top 10 of the bowling rankings. While Ashwin is static at No.8, Bumrah, with 757 rating points, is on the 10th spot. The list is led by Pat Cummins followed by Stuart Broad and Neil Wagner.

England’s Ben Stokes is at the top of the pile among the Test all-rounders with Jason Holder securing the second position. Ravindra Jadeja (419) and Ashwin (281) retained the third and sixth place on the chart.