Latest Rankings For Test Batsmen Out, Kane Williamson Back At no. 1
ndia captain Virat Kohli is in the fourth position with 812 points. Rohit Sharma also remains at the sixth position
Mumbai: The ICC today released the latest rankings for Test batsmen, with New Zealand captain Kane Williamson regaining his number one position by displacing former Australia captain Steve Smith.
Williamson is on top with 901 rating points and Smith is in the second position with 891 rating points.
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The 30-year-old’s unbeaten 49 and 52 not out in the low-scoring World Test Championship final against India helped them move above 900 points and now have a 10-point lead over Steve Smith (891 rating points).
Williamson, who replaced Smith two weeks ago, is back in the position he first achieved during a series against Australia in November 2015.
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Ross Taylor, who scored an unbeaten 47 and shared an unbroken 96-run partnership with Williamson, jumped three places to reach 14th, while left-hander Devon Conway top-scored at 42nd with 52 first. Found 18 places to reach the spot. Indian Naval Ship.
India captain Virat Kohli is in the fourth position with 812 points. Rohit Sharma also remains at the sixth position, while Rishabh Pant has dropped one place to seventh.
What New Zealand fast bowlers have achieved even after thriving in seaming conditions, Player of the Match Kyle Jamieson continues his stellar start to his Test career. His figures of five for 31 and two for 30 have propelled him to a career-best 13th position, no surprise as no bowler has taken more Test wickets than his better average since 1900.
Left-hander Trent Boult took 2 for 48 and 3 for 39 to move up two places to 11th, while India’s vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane gained three places after scores of 49 and 15. Ranked 13th.
Pat Cummins remains in the first place. Ravichandran Ashwin is in second place, while third and fifth are New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Neil Wagner.
Ravindra Jadeja, who became the number one all-rounder in Tests last week, also lost to West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder. Jadeja has now slipped to the third spot, while England’s Ben Stokes is now at the second spot.
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