India’s Ajinkya Rahane, proper, reacts to India’s Shardul Thakur after scoring 50 runs on the third day of the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and Australia at The Oval cricket floor in London on June 9, 2023. File
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India’s comeback man Ajinkya Rahane on June 14 climbed to the thirty seventh place whereas Shardul Thakur rose to 94th among batters, whilst Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his top spot among Test bowlers regardless of not that includes in the World Test Championship closing.
In a uncommon achievement, batters from Australia occupy the top three locations in the rankings as Steve Smith and Travis Head joined top-ranked Marnus Labuschagne following their centuries in the WTC closing win towards India at The Oval.
Despite India’s 209-run loss in the marquee match, Rahane’s scores of 89 and 46 helped him return to the rankings chart in thirty seventh place whereas Shardul, who scored a half-century in the primary innings, moved up six locations.
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Dashing wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, who’s recovering following a automotive accident, stays the highest-ranked Indian at quantity 10 whereas skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are static on twelfth and thirteenth spots respectively.
Veteran off-spinner Ashwin continued to be the top-ranked Test bowler, regardless of not being part of the Indian enjoying XI, whereas fellow spinner Ravindra Jadeja held on to his ninth spot.
However, the injured Jasprit Bumrah, who final performed a Test match in July 2022, has dropped two spots to eighth.
Labuschagne, Smith, Head occupy top three spots
Labuschagne continues to carry on to his number-one place with 903 score factors whereas Smith has superior one place to second place after scores of 121 and 34.
The different centurion of the WTC closing, Head’s scores of 163 and 18 have lifted him three locations to a career-best third place.
The race for the second spot although could be very shut as Smith is on 885 score factors, Head on 884 and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson on 883.
Batters from the identical aspect taking the top three locations is a uncommon prevalence. The final time this occurred in the Test batting rankings was in 1984, when West Indies gamers Gordon Greenidge (810 score factors), Clive Lloyd (787) and Larry Gomes (773) have been on the top of the checklist.
Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has additionally progressed 11 locations to thirty sixth after scoring 48 and 66 not out whereas spinner Nathan Lyon (up two locations to sixth) and Scott Boland (up 5 locations to thirty sixth) have additionally moved up after ending with 5 wickets every in the match.
