Virat Kohli’s scores within the just lately concluded Test collection towards New Zealand learn 0, 70, 1, 17, 4, 1. And the reflection of that efficiency is evident on his ICC Test rating. Courtesy his scores of 4 and 1 within the Mumbai Test that India misplaced, Kohli has dropped down eight locations to twenty second. This is the India star’s lowest in over 10 years. In August 2014, he was ranked twenty fourth after a lean tour of England.
Now within the batting rating, Kohli is under modern-day Test greats Joe Root (No. 1), Kane Williamson (No. 2) and Steve Smith (No. 5). Kohli is under Babar Azam (No. 17) and Mohammd Rizwan (NO. 20) as nicely.
Meanwhile, India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant on Wednesday rose 5 locations to sixth spot within the newest ICC Men’s Test Batter Rankings following his robust efficiency in a dropping trigger in third Test towards New Zealand in Mumbai final week. Pant made the bounce on the again of a pair of half-centuries throughout the Mumbai Test, in a certain signal that he’s again to his greatest following a severe automotive accident, with the attacking left-hander now only one spot behind the career-best fifth place he first occupied in July 2022.
The different Indian batter in high Test batter’s chart is younger left-handed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who dropped a rung to fourth.
New Zealand secured a slender 25-run victory in Mumbai to say an unprecedented 3-0 collection whitewash over India, with Pant and visiting aspect’s Daryl Mitchell the principle beneficiaries within the high 10 Test batter rankings.
Mitchell jumped eight locations to seventh after scoring 82 within the first innings towards India within the Mumbai Test, becoming a member of teammate Kane Williamson (second) as the one New Zealanders contained in the top-10.
England right-hander Joe Root maintained his wholesome lead on the high of the checklist, with Williamson, Harry Brook (third), Jaiswal (fourth) and Steve Smith (fifth) his closest challengers.
India’s Shubman Gill (up 4 locations to sixteenth) additionally makes some floor on the checklist for Test batters following a rating of 90 within the first innings towards New Zealand in Mumbai, whereas player-of-the-series Will Young of New Zealand gained 29 spots to maneuver to forty fourth general.
Ravindra Jadeja climbed two spots to sixth within the Test bowler rankings after taking 10 wickets towards New Zealand, putting him simply behind top-ranked Kagiso Rabada.
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood occupied the second spot forward of India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Teammate Washington Sundar jumped seven locations to maneuver to forty sixth on the identical checklist for Test bowlers, whereas spin duo Ajaz Patel (up 12 locations to twenty second) and Ish Sodhi (up three rungs to equal seventieth) are among the many gainers from New Zealand.
With PTI inputs
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