ICC Test Ranking: The ICC has released its Test rankings on Wednesday. India’s spin bowler R Ashwin has suffered in this ranking. At the same time, England fast bowler James Anderson has gained in the ICC Test bowling rankings. James Anderson has shared with Ravichandran Ashwin the No. 1 spot in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers. Anderson was ousted from the top spot by Ashwin on March 1 but the legendary seamer has made a comeback and has shared the No. 1 spot with the Indian off-spinner. Ashwin lost six rating points after taking four wickets in the third Test against Australia in Indore and is now tied with Anderson on a total of 859 points.
Pat Cummins retains third position
Australia skipper Pat Cummins had dropped down with 849 points but managed to hold on to the third spot despite missing the last game. India’s Ravindra Jadeja and Australian spinner Nathan Lyon are also in the top 10. Ravindra Jadeja is at the eighth position in the list of bowlers in the Test rankings. Whereas Nathan Lyon is at the 9th position with 769 rating points. Nathan Lyon has moved up five places to ninth position after taking 11 wickets in the third Test against India.
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The only change in the top 10 for Test batsmen is Australian opener Usman Khawaja, who has moved up two places to ninth, leaving only one Indian batsman in the top 10. Despite being out of Test cricket for a long time, Rishabh Pant is at the 8th position in the Test rankings. Rishabh is currently away from cricket due to injury. The Indian team is still in second place in the ICC Test Team Rankings. While Australia ranked first.
India’s fourth test against Australia is important
The fourth Test match to be played between India and Australia is very important for Team India. India will have to win this match to get the final direct entry of WTC. Otherwise, they will have to wait for the result of the series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The Australian team has qualified for the WTC final. In such a situation, either India or Sri Lanka can go to the final.
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