ICC Test Rankings: Ravichandran Ashwin Breaks Into Top Three, Rohit Sharma Attains Career-Best Spot | Cricket News

Ravichandran Ashwin, who turned the quickest Indian bowler to 400 Test wickets within the third Test towards England, climbed 4 spots to interrupt into the highest three of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for bowlers on Sunday. Ashwin picked up seven wickets within the Ahmedabad Test that noticed him go to the third spot, two factors adrift of second positioned Neil Wagner. India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was the best scorer within the Ahmedabad Test, attained a career-best rating of eighth amongst batsmen.

Rohit is now the third Indian batsman together with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara within the prime 10.

Kane Williamson stays the top-ranked batsman within the longest format of the sport whereas Australian pacer Pat Cummins remains to be the No.1-ranked Test bowler.

Axar Patel, enjoying simply his second Test, picked up five-wicket hauls in each innings of the Ahmedabad Test — a match haul of 11 wickets — and he leapfrogged 30 spots to take thirty eighth place in bowlers’ rankings. 

James Anderson, who went wicketless within the third Test towards India, misplaced three locations and slipped to sixth place. 

Moreover, Jasprit Bumrah and Stuart Broad, who did not get to bowl a lot on a floor that assisted spinners, dropped one place every.

The third Test between India and England was a low-scoring encounter that ended inside two days.

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Day Two noticed 17 wickets tumble with India successful the match by 10 wickets to take 2-1 collection lead within the four-match collection.

The fourth and last Test can be performed in Ahmedabad from March 4.