India’s left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja’s maiden 10-wicket match
haul in the 5th Test against England in Chennai on Tuesday Dec 20,2016 has propelled him to second
position behind teammate and India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin.
Jadeja’s performance has earned him 66 points and brought him within eight points of Ashwin.
Top 10 ICC Test bowlers
1. Ravichandran Ashwin (887 points)
2. Ravindra Jadeja (879 points)
3. Rangana Herath (867 points)
4. Dale Steyn (844 points)
5. James Anderson (810 points)
6. Mitchell Starc AUS (805 points)
7. Josh Hazlewood (804 points)
8. Stuart Broad (803 points)
9. Neil Wagner (755 points)
10. Yasir Shah (754 points)
This is just the second time when the top two spots in the ICC Rankings for Test bowlers have been occupied by Indians.
The first time that this feat was achieved was way back in 1974 when left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi and leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar were ranked one and two.
Ravindra Jadeja grabbed 10/154 in the final Test and finished with 26 wickets in the five-match series while Ashwin ended with 28 wickets as India completed a 4-0 series victory, culminating with an innings and 75 runs win in Chennai.
Jadeja, who leapfrogged Josh Hazlewood, James Anderson, Dale Steyn and Rangana Herth, has also gained one place to reach a career-best third rank in the list of all-rounders, also led by Ashwin.
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc is another one to rise in the rankings as he has moved up two slots to a career-best sixth position after taking seven wickets in the first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane, which his team won by 39 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
In the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen, India’s Lokesh Rahul and Karun Nair have made huge gains. Rahul’s knock of 199 has helped him gain 29 slots to reach a career-best 51st position while Nair’s unbeaten 303 in only his third Test innings has lifted him 122 places to 55th position.
Pakistan’s Younus Khan has moved up one place to eighth position, Azhar Ali has gained one slot to reach 16th rank, while Asad Shafiq has moved up five places to 20th rank after scoring two and 137 in Brisbane. Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has reached a career-best 18th rank after knocks of four and 74.
Jadeja’s performance has earned him 66 points and brought him within eight points of Ashwin.
Top 10 ICC Test bowlers
1. Ravichandran Ashwin (887 points)
2. Ravindra Jadeja (879 points)
3. Rangana Herath (867 points)
4. Dale Steyn (844 points)
5. James Anderson (810 points)
6. Mitchell Starc AUS (805 points)
7. Josh Hazlewood (804 points)
8. Stuart Broad (803 points)
9. Neil Wagner (755 points)
10. Yasir Shah (754 points)
This is just the second time when the top two spots in the ICC Rankings for Test bowlers have been occupied by Indians.
The first time that this feat was achieved was way back in 1974 when left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi and leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar were ranked one and two.
Ravindra Jadeja grabbed 10/154 in the final Test and finished with 26 wickets in the five-match series while Ashwin ended with 28 wickets as India completed a 4-0 series victory, culminating with an innings and 75 runs win in Chennai.
Jadeja, who leapfrogged Josh Hazlewood, James Anderson, Dale Steyn and Rangana Herth, has also gained one place to reach a career-best third rank in the list of all-rounders, also led by Ashwin.
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc is another one to rise in the rankings as he has moved up two slots to a career-best sixth position after taking seven wickets in the first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane, which his team won by 39 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
Pace bowlers Ishant Sharma of India (up two
places to 23rd rank), Wahab Riaz of Pakistan (up two places to a
career-best 24th rank) and Australia’s Jackson Bird (up five places to
48th) are the others to make upward movements.
In the ICC Rankings for Test batsmen, India’s Lokesh Rahul and Karun Nair have made huge gains. Rahul’s knock of 199 has helped him gain 29 slots to reach a career-best 51st position while Nair’s unbeaten 303 in only his third Test innings has lifted him 122 places to 55th position.
Pakistan’s Younus Khan has moved up one place to eighth position, Azhar Ali has gained one slot to reach 16th rank, while Asad Shafiq has moved up five places to 20th rank after scoring two and 137 in Brisbane. Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has reached a career-best 18th rank after knocks of four and 74.
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