DUBAI, Feb 28: Opener Rohit Sharma touched his career-best eighth position in the ICC Test Batsmen’s Rankings on Sunday with a six-place jump after his impressive show in India’s 10-wicket win over England in the low-scoring third Test in Ahmedabad.
Rohit top-scored in the first innings with 66 and remained unbeaten on 25 in the second to move ahead of compatriot Cheteshwar Pujara among others.
Player of the match Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin have also made solid gains after playing a crucial role in India’s win on a spin-friendly track.
Left-arm spinner Patel’s 11-wicket match haul has helped him gain 30 slots to reach 38th position while off-spinner Ashwin’s seven wickets have lifted him four places to third position.
Captain Joe Root’s maiden five-wicket haul has lifted him to 72nd among bowlers while he is now joint-13th among all-rounders.
Meanwhile, the ICC said that player rankings will move to a weekly updating system from March 2021 for both men and women.
“The change will not impact the way the rankings are calculated but what it means is that instead of rankings being updated at the end of a series (in ODIs and T20Is) or a Test match, they may be updated while a series or match is ongoing without performances in those matches being considered,” ICC said in a release. (PTI)
