The veteran Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja has jumped to second place in the latest ICC Test Rankings for all-rounders, leapfrogging Ben Stokes. Jadeja is now only behind West Indies star Jason Holder, who continues to top the all-rounders’ rankings. Ravindra Jadeja has 386 points, 37 less than Holder, and just 1 rating points more than Ben Stokes.
Ravindra Jadeja also has not played any game in the longest format since picking up a hand injury during the 3rd Test against Australia earlier this year in Sydney. He missed the 4-match Test series against England at home wherein Axar Patel took his place in the last 3 Tests.
Jadeja’s teammate, R Ashwin is at the 4th spot on the all-rounders’ charts as he had a memorable outing with the bat against England, hitting a hundred at his hometown in Chennai.
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Meanwhile, the Indian opener, Rohit Sharma moved past New Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls to 7th place. He is now one spot behind the young Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant, and 2 positions behind skipper, Virat Kohli, who has retained the 5th spot on the ICC Test Batting Rankings.
On the other hand, veteran New Zealand seamer, Tim Southee gained 3 places to break into the top 3 of ICC Test Bowler Rankings. A 5-wicket haul against England in the drawn Test at Lord’s earlier this month has helped Southee gain rating points.
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Pat Cummins continues to lead the bowlers’ rankings while R Ashwin is at the second spot with 850 points, 58 less than the Australian pace spearhead. India and New Zealand will be featuring in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton from June 18.
ICC Test Batting Rankings (As of June 9, 2021)
- Kane Williamson
- Steve Smith
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Joe Root
- Virat Kohli
- Rishabh Pant
- Rohit Sharma
- Henry Nicholls
- David Warner
- Babar Azam
ICC Test Bowling Rankings
- Pat Cummins
- R Ashwin
- Tim Southee
- Josh Hazlewood
- Neil Wagner
ICC Test All-Rounder Rankings
- Jason Holder
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ben Stokes
- R Ashwin
- Shakib Al Hasan
