Pujara moves to 6th and Rahane moves to 8th position in latest ICC Test rankings

Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara (the rock of Rajkot)  has moved to the 6^th position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsman after his staggering show with the bat Down Under. Indian Captain Virat Kohli remained on the 4^th position in the rankings. On the other hand, Pakistani captain Babar Azam (755) has slipped further to the 7^th position.

Kohli’s deputy in Test, Ajinkya Rahane is the 3^rd Indian in the top 10 batsmen list. He is resting on the 8^th position with 748 points. Gabba Test hero Rishabh Pant and opener Rohit Sharma are static on the 13^th and 18^th position respectively. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is at the top of the ladder with 919 points while Australian Steve Smith (891) and Marcus Labuschagne (878) are on number 2 and 3 respectively. English Test skipper Joe Root is on the 5^th spot.

In the Test rankings for bowlers, Australian Pat Cummins in at the top spot with 908 points and Stuart Broad (839) and Kiwi bowler Neil Wagner (835) are on the 2^nd and 3^rd spot respectively. Indian spin wizard R> Ashwin and pacer Jasprit Bumrah are on 8^th and 9^th position respectively.

In the Top Ten All-Rounder ranking in Test, England’s Ben Stokes in on the top of the ladder with 427 points followed by West Indian skipper Jason Holder (423). Indian All-Rounder Ravindra Jadea is at the 3^rd position with 419 points and Ravi Ashwin is on the 6^th position with 281 points.

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