ICC Test Rankings: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has slipped to the third spot in the latest released ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after an off-colour outing in the recently concluded Kanpur Test. Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli – who didn’t feature in the 1st Test against New Zealand – are firm at the 5th and 6th spot respectively. Follow InsideSport.in for more updates
ICC Test Rankings: Kane Williamson loses second place to Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli firm at 5th & 6th spot – Check out
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In the bowlers’ rankings, Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen Afridi has moved into the top five for the first time. Afridi moved up three places into the top five overtaking James Anderson, Kagiso Rabada, and Neil Wagner. Meanwhile, Kiwi Pacer Kyle Jamieson has jumped six places to enter into top 10 after impressive performances in both innings against India.
Other bowlers to enjoy marked rankings climbs include India’s Axar Patel (up seven spots to 28th), Ramesh Mendis (up 28 spots to 57th), and Sajid Khan (up 19 spots to 99th).
ICC Test Rankings: Kane Williamson loses second place to Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli firm at 5th & 6th spot – Check out
Some other notable gainers in batting include New Zealand’s Tom Latham who joined Karunaratne in returns to the top ten thanks to strong performances against India and the West Indies respectively.
Karunaratne was adjudged Player of the Match in the first Test in Galle with scores of 147 and 83, lifting him four places to seventh, just one below his career-best sixth position attained in August 2019. Sri Lanka teammates Angelo Mathews (up two places to 23rd) and Dinesh Chandimal (up four places to 46th) also moved upwards.
Latham made half-centuries in both innings of the first Test (95 and 52) to save a draw for the Blackcaps, with teammate Will Young’s 89 in the first innings earning him a 26-place rise to 77th.
India debutant Shreyas Iyer’s Player of the Match effort of 105 and 65 in the Kanpur Test helped him enter the rankings in 74th position, while opener Shubman Gill (up six places to 66th) and Wriddhiman Saha (up nine places to 99th) also made notable progress after notching half-centuries.
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