- By Ankit Bisht
- Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
ICC Player Rankings Updates: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has jumped 14 places in the latest ICC Test rankings after his second consecutive double century against England in the third Test in Rajkot.
The opening batter moved to 15th in the Men's Test Batter Rankings with a new career-high rating while Virat Kohli remains the top-ranked Indian batter in the list at seventh palace. India captain Rohit Sharma maintained his 14th spot in the table with a century in the third Test in Rajkot.
Rishabh Pant (14th) is the fourth Indian batter in the top 15 list despite being out of action for more than a year.
Ravindra Jadeja also gained seven places to take the 34th spot in the list while New Zealand's Kane Williamson maintained his dominance at the top following his match-winning century in the second Test against South Africa in Hamilton, with England opener Ben Duckett (up 12 rungs to 13th)and South Africa's David Bedingham (up 29 spots to 50th) among those players to make ground on the latest rankings update for batters.
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India pacer Jasprit Bumrah holds his lead at the top of the Test bowler rankings with Ravichandran Ashwin chasing his teammate with one place gain after picking his 500th wicket. Ashwin moved to the second spot while Ravindra Jadeja moved three places to finish sixth with his five-wicket haul.
With a Player of the Match performance in Rajot including a century and seven wickets, Jadeja consolidated his top spot in the Test all-rounder rankings.
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The completion of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan saw little change within the top 10 of the ODI Player Rankings, although Pathum Nissanka gained seven places to rise to 11th on the list for ODI batters following his impressive series that included a century and a double century.
Sri Lanka have dominated the majority of the white-ball series against Afghanistan, with star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga in fine form during the opening two matches of the T20I component of the series.
Hasaranga became just the second Sri Lankan player to collect 100 T20I wickets when he claimed impressive figures of 2/19 during the second match of that series and the right-armer was rewarded with a jump up the latest rankings.
The 26-year-old rises one place to second on the latest T20I rankings for bowlers - with England counterpart Adil Rashid the only player in front of him - while also jumping seven spots to second on the updated list for T20I all-rounders.