India's Ravindra Jadeja pipped spin twin Ravichandran Ashwin to grab the pole position in the latest ranking for ICC Test bowlers while Cheteshwar Pujara reached a career-high second rank among batsmen.
UPDATE: @imjadeja claims No.1 spot for bowlers, @cheteshwar1 acquires career best 2nd place for batting in latest ICC Test Rankings
Left-arm spinner Jadeja whizzed past Ashwin after snaring nine wickets in the drawn third Test against Australia, which put the four-match series interestingly poised at 1-1
Ravindra Jadeja, who grabbed five for 124 and four for 52 in Ranchi, has gained seven points after starting joint-first with Ashwin at 892 points. The left-arm spinner has become only the third Indian player after Ashwin and Bishan Singh Bedi to top the bowling charts on his own.
Chetwedhwar Pujara too has reason to celebrate as his knock of 202 has helped him gain four slots to reach a career-best second ranking with 861 points.
The Saurashtra batsman has replaced New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who is now in fifth place, also slipping behind Joe Root and Virat Kohli, who remained static at fourth position. Top-ranked Australian captain Steve Smith has reached a career-high rating of 941 points after scores of 178 not out and 21.
While Jadeja has closed in on a major landmark as his tally of 899 rating points has put him on the brink of becoming only the second Indian bowler after Ashwin to touch the 900-point mark, Ashwin, who had a highest rating of 904 points, has slipped 37 points behind Jadeja to 862 points after finishing with just two wickets in Ranchi.
ICC Rankings for Test Bowlers as on March 21, 2017
1. ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja (India) 899
2. (-1) Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 862
3. (+1) Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 854
4. (-1) Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 842
5. (+2) James Anderson (England) 810
6= (+2) Stuart Broad (England) 803 ( - )
7Dale Steyn (South Africa) 803
8. (-3) Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 802
9. ( - ) Vernon Philander (South Africa) 767
ICC Rankings for Test Batsmen as on March 21, 2017
10. ( - ) Neil Wagner (New Zealand) 762
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