ICC Test Rankings: Kane Williamson Tops Virat Kohli, 4th

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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has regained the primary spot within the ICC Test rankings for batsmen after profitable the World Test Championship title in Southampton final week.

The 30-year-old’s unbeaten 49 and 52 not out within the low-scoring closing towards India helped take him above the 900-point mark and now has a 10-point lead over Steve Smith (891 ranking factors). .

India captain Virat Kohli is on the fourth place whereas Rohit Sharma has moved as much as the sixth place. India’s wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is at quantity seven.

Williamson, who had changed Smith two weeks in the past, is again within the place he first achieved throughout a collection towards Australia in November 2015.

Ross Taylor, who scored an unbeaten 47 and shared an unbroken 96-run partnership with Williamson, jumped three locations to 14th, whereas left-hander Devon Conway top-scored with 52 within the first to be forty second. Got 18 locations to achieve the spot. shift.

New Zealand’s quick bowlers have additionally taken benefit after ending in seaming circumstances with participant of the match Kyle Jamieson persevering with their stellar begin to their Test careers.

His figures of 5 for 31 and two for 30 have propelled him to a career-best thirteenth place, no shock as no bowler has taken extra Test wickets than his higher common since 1900. Huh.

Left-hander Trent Boult’s figures of two for 48 and three for 39 noticed him transfer up two locations to eleventh, whereas India’s vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane progressed three locations to thirteenth after scores of 49 and 15. reached the place. .

Ravindra Jadeja has slipped to second place behind West Indies’ Jason Holder after per week on the prime of the all-rounders’ rankings.

In the T20 rankings, West Indies left-handed opener Evin Lewis has moved up from thirteenth to tenth spot after his match effort of 71 off 35 balls within the first two video games of his five-match collection. This week’s rating.

Left-arm spinner Fabian Allen has moved up 23 locations to twentieth.

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (up one place to twenty second), Reeza Hendrix (up three locations to twenty fourth) and Temba Bavuma (up 24 locations to sixty fourth) are amongst others.

England’s 3-0 collection win over Sri Lanka, which ought to have been a morale booster for the 50-over world champions forward of this yr’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, additionally sees lots of their gamers shifting ahead.

The bowlers’ record for Sri Lanka is Chris Jordan (up 5 locations to eleventh), Mark Wood (up 11 locations to 14th), Sam Curran (up 62 locations to thirty ninth) and David Willey (up 23 locations to 51st). Vanindu Hasaranga has moved up 5 locations to fifth and Dushmantha Chamira has moved up 41 locations to forty third place.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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