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After the test played between India and Bangladesh in Chennai, ICC has released the ranking update. Indian players who performed brilliantly in the first match have benefited a lot, including Rishabh Pant, who returned to the Test format after more than 600 days. Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have also benefited but captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have suffered. Ravindra Jadeja has benefited in the bowling rankings.
No change in the first four positions
There has been no change in the top-4 of the ICC Test rankings. England's veteran Joe Root is still at the top position with 899 rating points. At the same time, New Zealand's Kane Williamson is in second place with 852 rating points. New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell is at number-3 with 760 rating points and Australia's Steve Smith is at number-4 with 757 rating points.
Yashasvi Jaiswal benefits
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was at the sixth position till now, has reached number-5 with 751 rating points. Yashasvi scored a half-century in the first Test match against Bangladesh. After this, Rishabh Pant has reached number-6, who has achieved this position by taking a long leap. Rishabh Pant has 731 rating points. Apart from this, Pakistani players Usman Khawaja and Mohammad Rizwan have been ranked at number-7 and number-8.
Pant and Gill benefit, Rohit and Virat lose
Rishabh Pant (731 rating) benefited from scoring a century in Chennai and he joined the top 10 by staying at sixth place. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has dropped five places to 10th place with 716 rating. Due to Rohit's defeat, Usman Khawaja (728 rating) has slipped to seventh place, Mohammad Rizwan (720 rating) and Marnus Labuschagne (720 rating) have slipped to joint eighth place due to Rohit's defeat. Virat Kohli has also lost five places and is at 12th place with 709 rating. Along with this, Shubman Gill, who scored a century in Chennai, has gained five places and is at 14th place with 701 rating.
Jadeja has benefited in the bowling rankings
R Ashwin, who took 6 wickets in the second innings against Bangladesh, remains at the top position with a rating of 871. Jasprit Bumrah is at number two and his rating is 854. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets in both innings in Chennai and he moved up one place to sixth position.