The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the latest Test rankings after the conclusion of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Windies. The controversial match was finally ended in a draw as the hosts managed to weather the storm of the Sri Lankan bowlers. The player of the match Shannon Gabriel, who picked a 13-wicket haul, has taken a huge leap and jump to 12th position for the first time in his career. However, the Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has also gained one place to reach the third spot in the bowlers’ rankings.
Gabriel has now reached his career-best rating points of 754 points after returning with the figures of 13/121 in the St. Lucia Test match. Roston Chase and Jason Holder have also gained one place each for their heroics with the bat in the first game of the series. Kusal Mendis has also been rewarded for his performances as he also took a leap of his career-best 12th spot in the batsmen rankings. Even Dinesh Chandimal has gained one spot and is now at the ninth position in the list of top 10 batsmen.
The latest ICC rankings have also considered the historic Test match between India and Afghanistan in the latest rankings update. The hosts managed to win the match easily by an innings and 262 runs and are still at the numero uno position leading second-placed South Africa by 13 points. The spinner Ravindra Jadeja who picked 6 wickets in the game has inched up one place and is settled at the third position in the bowlers’ rankings.
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The centurions in the Test, Murali Vijay, and Shikhar Dhawan, have also been rewarded for their heroics as they are now at 23rd and 24th position respectively. Afghanistan players also made an entry in the Test rankings for the first time and their leggie Rashid Khan has started off with the 119th position. He is currently the top-ranked bowler in T20Is and second in ODIs. The impressive pace bowler Yamin Ahmadzai has accumulated the 94th position in the list of the bowlers.
Here are the detailed rankings:
Team Rankings (as of 19th June)
Batsmen (as of 19th June)
Bowlers (Top 10) (as of 19th June)
All-Rounders (Top 5) (as of 19th June)
