Dubai – United Arab Emirates, First Published Dec 8, 2021, 2:53 PM IST
Dubai: Indian opener Mayank Agarwal and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel have made great strides in the ICC Test rankings. The duo’s performance in the India-Kiwis series helped.
Mayank improved 30 places to 11th. Mayank was Man of the Match in the Mumbai Test. Mayank, the backbone of the team with 150 in the first innings, scored 62 in the second innings. Ajax moved up 20 places to 38th. Joe Root is in first place. Positions one through eight remain unchanged. Kiwis opener Tom Latham, who was ninth, dropped to 12th. David Warner is ninth. Quentin de Kok is 10th.
Ajaz became only the third player to take 10 wickets in an innings in the Mumbai Test. Ajax took a total of 14 wickets in the Mumbai Test. This is the player’s best Test rank. Shubhman Gill improved 21 places to 45th. Mohammad Siraj is ranked 41st. Four positions improved.
Meanwhile, in the bowlers’ rankings, Indian spinner R Ashwin narrowed the gap to number one Pat Cummins. Ashwin is currently second with 883 points. Cummins scored 908 points. Ashwin has scored 43 rating points in the Mumbai Test alone.
Moreover, Ashwin has also made a name for himself on the list of all-rounders. He finished second behind Ravindra Jadeja. West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder was first. Jadeja fell to fourth. Ben Stokes is third.
Last Updated Dec 8, 2021, 2:53 PM IST
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