Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 16, 2022, 02:49 PM
After the Test series between India and Sri Lanka, the ICC has released the latest Test Rankings. Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has gained six places to reach the sixth position. At the same time, Virat Kohli has lost four places and has slipped to ninth place in the ranking of batsmen.Ravindra Jadeja, who played a historic innings of 175 runs in Tests in Mohali, has also suffered a loss and has moved to second place in the all-rounder's ranking. Apart from this, Dimuth Karunaratne of Sri Lanka has also benefited in the ICC rankings.Bumrah has overtaken Shaheen Afridi of Pakistan, Kyle Jameson of New Zealand, Tim Southee and Neil Wagner, besides Josh Hazlewood of Australia and James Anderson of England.Impact of the series against Sri LankaJasprit Bumrah took eight wickets against Sri Lanka in the Bangalore Test. He also did the feat of taking five wickets for the first time on home soil. Because of this, he has gained six places in the ICC rankings. On the other hand, Mohammed Shami has moved up one place to 17th position.
Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya and Jayawickrama have gained five places. Ambuldeniya has moved up to 32nd and Jayavikrama at 45th. Among the bowlers, Australia's Pat Cummins remained at first, Ravichandran Ashwin second and Kagiso Rabada third.Among the batsmen, Virat's loss, Karunaratne's advantageSri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne has reached a career-best third ranking in the batsmen's rankings. He played an excellent innings of 107 runs in the second innings of the Bangalore Test. At the same time, Virat Kohli has come in ninth place. Babar Azam of Pakistan is in eighth place. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne remains at the top. Joe Root is second, Steve Smith third and Kane Williamson fourth.
Iyer and Booner took a big leapWest Indies' Booner and India's Shreyas Iyer have made big jumps. Booner has gained 22 places and Iyer has gained 40 places. Now Booner has moved to 22nd and Iyer 37th. In the Test against England, Booner scored 123 and 38 not out. At the same time, Iyer played innings of 92 and 67 runs. England's Jack Crowley had scored 121 runs and had gained 13 places. He has come in 49th place.Top holder in all-roundersThe star all-rounder of West Indies has again become the top all-rounder in the world. He has left behind Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is second, Ashwin third, Shakib Al Hasan fourth and Ben Stokes fifth.
Sri Lanka's Lasith Embuldeniya and Jayawickrama have gained five places. Ambuldeniya has moved up to 32nd and Jayavikrama at 45th. Among the bowlers, Australia's Pat Cummins remained at first, Ravichandran Ashwin second and Kagiso Rabada third.Among the batsmen, Virat's loss, Karunaratne's advantageSri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne has reached a career-best third ranking in the batsmen's rankings. He played an excellent innings of 107 runs in the second innings of the Bangalore Test. At the same time, Virat Kohli has come in ninth place. Babar Azam of Pakistan is in eighth place. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne remains at the top. Joe Root is second, Steve Smith third and Kane Williamson fourth.
Iyer and Booner took a big leapWest Indies' Booner and India's Shreyas Iyer have made big jumps. Booner has gained 22 places and Iyer has gained 40 places. Now Booner has moved to 22nd and Iyer 37th. In the Test against England, Booner scored 123 and 38 not out. At the same time, Iyer played innings of 92 and 67 runs. England's Jack Crowley had scored 121 runs and had gained 13 places. He has come in 49th place.Top holder in all-roundersThe star all-rounder of West Indies has again become the top all-rounder in the world. He has left behind Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja is second, Ashwin third, Shakib Al Hasan fourth and Ben Stokes fifth.