ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin moves up to the No.2 spot

ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin moves up to the No.2 spot- India ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has improved his place in the latest Test Rankings for bowlers and allrounders. He has now bridged the gap with top-ranked bowler & Australia captain Pat Cummins after finishing with 8 wickets in the second Test which India won by 372-run. Overall, he took 14 wickets in the Test series. Follow ICC Rankings latest updates on InsideSport.IN

ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin moves up to the No.2 spot among allrounders, Ajaz Patel reaches career-best rankings

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As a result, Ashwin has gained 43 rating points to reach a total of 883 and is 67 points ahead of third-placed Josh Hazlewood. He has also moved up one place to second among all-rounders even as his compatriot Ravindra Jadeja has slipped to fourth in the list led by West Indies’ Jason Holder.

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	RATING	CAREER BEST RATING
1 (0)	Pat Cummins	AUS	908	914 v England, 18/08/2019
2 (0)	Ravichandran Ashwin	IND	883	904 v England, 12/12/2016
3 (1)	Josh Hazlewood	AUS	816	863 v India, 07/03/2017
4 (1)	Tim Southee	NZ	814	839 v India, 29/11/2021
5 (0)	Shaheen Afridi	PAK	810	810 v Bangladesh, 30/11/2021
6 (1)	Kagiso Rabada	SA	798	902 v Australia, 12/03/2018
7 (1)	Neil Wagner	NZ	794	859 v Australia, 30/12/2020
8 (0)	James Anderson	ENG	794	903 v India, 13/08/2018
9 (0)	Kyle Jamieson	NZ	764	776 v India, 29/11/2021
10 (0)	Jasprit Bumrah	IND	756	835 v West Indies, 02/09/2019

R Ashwin moves up to the No.2 spot in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for all-rounders.

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ICC Test Rankings: Ajaz Patel reach career-best rankings- Mumbai-born Patel, who became only the third player to take all 10 wickets in a Test inning, emulating Jim Laker and Anil Kumble, has moved up 23 slots to 38^th after finishing with 14 wickets in the match. The left-arm spinner’s previous best ranking was 53^rd and he had started the series in 62^nd position.

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Agarwal’s Player of the Match effort of 150 and 62 has helped him gain 30 spots and reach 11^th position in the latest weekly update to the men’s rankings which is carried out on Wednesdays and includes all matches ending on Tuesdays. He is just one spot below a career-best 10^th position that he first attained in November 2019.

Others to move up in the rankings after the Mumbai Test are India opener Shubman Gill (up 21 places to 45th), fast bowler Mohammad Siraj (up four places to 41^st) and New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell (up 26 places to 78^th).

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ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin moves up to the No.2 spot among allrounders, Ajaz Patel reaches career-best rankings

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