ICC Test Rankings: Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant moved up 3 places
Three players - Rishabh Pant, New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls and Rohit Sharma - who are all on 747 points, are joint sixth
In the ICC Test Player Rankings for batting released yesterday, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has moved up four spots to 11th.
Three Indian players figure in the list, with skipper Virat Kohli at No. 5 with 814 points being the highest ranked.
Three players – Rishabh Pant, New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls and Rohit Sharma – who are all on 747 points, are joint sixth. Wicketkeeper-batsman Pant has moved up three places.
In the bowling department, Australian paceman Pat Cummins continues to retain the top position with 908 points, followed by India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (850 points).
The opening batsman, who scored a century (118) and a half century (66) in the just-concluded second Test against Bangladesh which Sri Lanka won by 209 runs at Kandy, has aggregated 712 points.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson continues to lead the charts with 919 points, with former Australian skipper Steve Smith giving him tough competition at No. 2 with 891 points.