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  • Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma preserve high 2 spots in ICC ODI rankings

    Image Source : PTI Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
    Ace Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have maintained their high two spots within the newest ICC ODI rankings for batters whereas quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah has caught to his third spot within the bowlers’ record.
    Kohli scored two half-centuries within the three-match ODI collection in opposition to Australia which India misplaced 1-2 final 12 months in December. Sharma, who missed the ODI collection in opposition to the Aaron Finch-led facet owing to a hamstring harm, stays at quantity two, 5 factors forward of Pakistan’s Babar Azam.

    In the record of all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja has moved down by a spot and is at present at quantity eight.
    In the ICC ODI rankings which acquired up to date on Wednesday, Ireland all-rounder Paul Stirling and Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz made notable features after some high-quality performances within the ICC World Cup Super League.

    Stirling has gained eight slots to achieve twentieth place after scoring 285 runs in opposition to Afghanistan which included centuries within the second and third matches. The valiant effort within the ODI collection in Abu Dhabi, that his workforce misplaced 0-3, has taken him to the highest of the run mixture within the championship with 441 runs in six matches.
    Stirling additionally scored 135 runs in his facet’s previous collection in opposition to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which was not a part of the Super League and which resulted in a 1-1 draw.
    Off-spinner Mehidy was essentially the most profitable bowler within the collection in opposition to the West Indies which his facet swept 3-0 and his effort displays within the newest replace to the ODI rankings. Mehidy has progressed 9 spots to take fourth place after grabbing seven wickets together with a haul of 4 for 25 within the second ODI that gained him the participant of the match award.
    India’s subsequent ODI collection is in opposition to England which begins on March 23 in Pune.

  • At thirteenth spot, Rishabh Pant is now world’s best-ranked keeper in Tests

    India’s Rishabh Pant turned the top-ranked wicket-keeper batsman on the planet after his sensational series-winning 89-run knock within the Brisbane match pushed him to a career-best thirteenth spot within the ICC Test batting rankings, issued on Wednesday.
    Pant, who gained many admirers for his fearless and mature batting, has 691 factors in his kitty. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (677) is the following finest wicket-keeper batsman within the listing within the fifteenth place.
    Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne’s first-innings century in Brisbane took him previous India skipper Virat Kohli (862 factors) to 3rd place with a career-best 878 ranking factors. Kohli missed the motion as he was on paternity go away.
    Young India opener Shubman Gill continued his upward trajectory, transferring up from 68th to forty seventh spot after a vital 91 within the second innings of the fourth Test, which India gained by three wickets on Tuesday.
    Middle-order mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara moved up one place to seventh after his dogged effort, whereas Mohammad Siraj jumped 32 locations to forty fifth after taking six wickets within the match, together with a five-wicket haul within the second innings.
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    Debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur too gained in rankings following their helpful contributions with each bat and ball.
    Washington entered the rankings in 82nd (batting) and 97th (bowling) positions, whereas Thakur re-entered the batting listing in 113th place and bowling listing in sixty fifth place.
    Australia captain Tim Paine moved up three spots to forty second after scores of fifty and 27 whereas quick bowler Josh Hazlewood leapfrogged New Zealand’s Tim Southee to the fourth spot after grabbing six wickets within the match, together with a haul of 5 for 57 within the first innings.
    England’s Joe Root has returned to the highest 5 together with his highest ranking factors tally (738) in two years after scoring a first-innings 228 to assist his crew win the primary Test towards Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Galle.
    Root has superior six locations, overtaking the likes of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Pujara within the course of.

    England spinners Jack Leach and Dominic Bess made notable progress after their five-wicket hauls in Galle. Leach’s second innings’ figures of 5 for 122 lifted him three locations to fortieth whereas Bess’s 5 for 30 within the first innings took him from 67th to fiftieth place.
    Jonny Bairstow (up 5 locations to 58th in batting) and Sam Curran (up two locations to thirty ninth in bowling) additionally gained.
    For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne’s second innings century helped him progress 12 locations to 87th place whereas left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya (up six locations to forty seventh) and medium-pacer Asitha Fernando (up 11 locations to 96th) additionally gained.

  • At thirteenth spot, Rishabh Pant is now world’s best-ranked keeper in Tests

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photograph of Rishabh Pant.
    India’s Rishabh Pant grew to become the top-ranked wicket-keeper batsman on the planet after his sensational series-winning 89-run knock within the Brisbane match pushed him to a career-best thirteenth spot within the ICC Test batting rankings, issued on Wednesday.
    Pant, who received many admirers for his fearless and mature batting, has 691 factors in his kitty. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (677) is the subsequent finest wicket-keeper batsman within the checklist within the fifteenth place.
    Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne’s first-innings century in Brisbane took him previous India skipper Virat Kohli (862 factors) to 3rd place with a career-best 878 score factors. Kohli missed the motion as he was on paternity depart.
    Young India opener Shubman Gill continued his upward trajectory, transferring up from 68th to forty seventh spot after an important 91 within the second innings of the fourth Test, which India received by three wickets on Tuesday.
    Middle-order mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara moved up one place to seventh after his dogged effort, whereas Mohammad Siraj jumped 32 locations to forty fifth after taking six wickets within the match, together with a five-wicket haul within the second innings.
    Debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur too gained in rankings following their helpful contributions with each bat and ball.

    Washington entered the rankings in 82nd (batting) and 97th (bowling) positions, whereas Thakur re-entered the batting checklist in 113th place and bowling checklist in sixty fifth place.
    Australia captain Tim Paine moved up three spots to forty second after scores of fifty and 27 whereas quick bowler Josh Hazlewood leapfrogged New Zealand’s Tim Southee to the fourth spot after grabbing six wickets within the match, together with a haul of 5 for 57 within the first innings.
    England’s Joe Root has returned to the highest 5 together with his highest score factors tally (738) in two years after scoring a first-innings 228 to assist his group win the primary Test towards Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Galle.
    Root has superior six locations, overtaking the likes of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Pujara within the course of.
    England spinners Jack Leach and Dominic Bess made notable progress after their five-wicket hauls in Galle. Leach’s second innings’ figures of 5 for 122 lifted him three locations to fortieth whereas Bess’s 5 for 30 within the first innings took him from 67th to fiftieth place.
    Jonny Bairstow (up 5 locations to 58th in batting) and Sam Curran (up two locations to thirty ninth in bowling) additionally gained.
    For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thirimanne’s second innings century helped him progress 12 locations to 87th place whereas left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya (up six locations to forty seventh) and medium-pacer Asitha Fernando (up 11 locations to 96th) additionally gained.

  • Virat Kohli loses second spot to Steve Smith in Test rankings, Cheteshwar Pujara strikes as much as eighth

    India skipper Virat Kohli was on Tuesday pushed to the third spot by Australian batsman Steve Smith within the ICC Test rankings for batsmen however middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara gained two locations to be quantity eight.
    Kohli has 870 factors within the newest chart, issued on Tuesday. The Indian captain had pulled out of the continuing Australia collection after the primary Test to go on paternity go away. He and his actor spouse Anushka have been blessed with a child lady on Monday, the day India eked out a combating draw within the third Test in Sydney.
    Smith (900 factors) is positioned second behind New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (919). The Australian had scores of 131 and 81 within the Sydney Test.
    Williamson’s epic 238 within the second Test in opposition to Pakistan in Christchurch has helped him attain one of the best ever-rating factors by a New Zealand participant and consolidate his place on the prime of the listing.
    Pujara, whose dogged half-centuries (50, 77) within the third Test helped India draw the match, is positioned eighth, simply behind his stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who misplaced one place.
    Rishabh Pant’s scores of 36 and 97 have helped him acquire 19 locations to succeed in twenty sixth place.
    Hanuma Vihari (52nd) and Ravichandran Ashwin (89th) too have gained after their combating knocks, as has Shubman Gill (69th).

    Meanwhile within the bowlers’ listing, off-spinner Ashwin dropped two positioned to ninth and is adopted by compatriot Jasprit Bumrah, who misplaced one spot. No different Indian figures in bowlers’ top-10.
    Pat Cummins continues to steer the chart adopted by British pacer Stuart Broad and New Zealand’s Neil Wagner.

  • Australia, India enter three-way battle with New Zealand for No.1 Test rating

    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ajinkya Rahane and Tim Paine
    Kane Williamson’s New Zealand reached the highest spot within the ICC Test rankings for the primary time of their historical past, after a dramatic win over Pakistan within the Test collection opener on the Bay Oval earlier this week. But the Black Caps should consolidate their spot amid threats looming from Australia and India, who as properly have a particular probability to reclaim their spot. 
    ICC updates the rankings of the respective codecs on the conclusion of a collection. New Zealand, no matter their consequence within the second Test towards Pakistan that begins on Sunday, will take the highest spot on the conclusion of the two-game collection. The Border-Gavaskar collection between India and Australia will nonetheless be underway and therefore their previous rankings shall be mirrored within the up to date desk. 

    A draw will go away New Zealand with 117 factors, putting them solely fractionally forward of Australia (by 0.1 rankings), whereas a win will make the determine 118. However, their place is subjected to alter relying on the consequence within the Border-Gavaskar contest which can finish in Brisbane on January 19. 
    If both India or Australia win the collection, the successful crew will take the highest spot within the ICC Test rankings and New Zealand shall be pushed to the second spot. 

    If Australia win by a 2-1 margin, they’ll end with 119 factors and India will stay at No.3 with 111 factors. The corresponding numbers shall be 121 and 110 if the Aussies go on to win the ultimate two matches of the collection. 
    If India win the collection 2-1, New Zealand will stay atop, standing marginally forward of India. However, a draw for New Zealand of their second Test towards Pakistan can go away India within the prime spot underneath related circumstances. A 3-1 win for India will hand them 119 rankings and the No.1 rating, with New Zealand positioned second and Australia third with 11 rankings. 
    New Zealand, therefore shall be anticipating a 2-2 draw within the Border-Gavaskar collection, which can assist them retain their rating. But it will occur underneath the situation that they beat Pakistan within the second Test. A subsequent loss would go away Australia atop with 116 factors, adopted by India (115) and New Zealand (113). 
    In a nutshell, New Zealand should win the collection towards Pakistan and anticipate a tie within the Border-Gavaskar collection. India and Australia will solely be aiming for a win no matter different outcomes. 

  • ICC Test Rankings | To sneak previous Kohli, Smith is shocking: Kane Williamson after turning into No.1 Test batsman

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    Image Source : GETTY Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith
    New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson completed the 12 months on a excessive on Thursday by clinching the highest place within the ICC Men’s Test Rankings, dethroning an out-of-form Steve Smith who had registered scores of 0 and eight within the two innings at MCG.
    Williamson had performed an excellent knock of 129 within the first Test in opposition to Pakistan, which the Kiwi aspect received by a hefty margin of 101 runs. Following his stellar batting present on the Bay Oval, Williamson gained 13 score factors to pip Smith within the record.

    This 12 months, Smith was sitting on the prime for 313 days whereas his Indian counterpart, Virat Kohli had secured the No.1 spot for 51 days earlier than Williamson climbed to the highest. After displacing Smith and Kohli, Williamson stated that he was attempting to contribute for his aspect as a lot as he can. 

    “It’s about trying to do as much as you can for the team. If you can contribute as much as you can and it can be reflected on the rankings, that’s really cool,” Williamson stated in a video posted on ICC’s official Twitter deal with.
    “Those two (Virat Kohli and Steve Smith) players are the best. For me, sneak up someone is very surprising and humbling. Those are the two players year and year out in all formats moving the game forward, very fortunate to play against these guys,” he additional stated.
    Williamson was additionally completely satisfied after New Zealand earned a hard-fought victory in opposition to the resilient Pakistan aspect. Eyeing a top-two end, New Zealand are at present positioned third with 360 absolute factors and 0.667 proportion factors (66.7%). They’ll now tackle Pakistan within the second Test at Hagley Oval, Christchurch from January 3. 
    “It was a great game to be involved in. We seem to have many tight finishes against Pakistan. The last three have gone to the last 25 minutes of the last day. Both teams fought incredibly hard. I think we had moments although the resistance put up by Pakistan on the last day was incredibly strong. It is really exciting to cross the line and hunt for an opportunity for the World Test Championship,” stated Williamson over the win.

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  • Ravindra Jadeja is in identical bracket as Ben Stokes, says Deep Dasgupta

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    Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ravindra Jadeja
    India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja had a fruitful outing on the MCG as India thumped hosts Australia by eight wickets to stage the four-Test sequence 1-1. Jadeja, taking part in his first Test of the sequence, picked up three wickets in Melbourne because the Ajinkya Rahane-led Indian camp got here again strongly after their horror batting collapse of Adelaide Test.

    Jadeja, within the first innings, scored his fifteenth Test fifty whereas including 121 runs with stand-in skipper Rahane. The duo’s century stand helped India in reaching a commanding 131-run lead over the hosts. The Jamnagar-born additionally turned solely the third Indian participant to play 50 matches throughout all three codecs of the game. 

    The 32-year-old left-hander additionally had a superb white-ball sequence towards the Aussies the place he scored an unbeaten 66 within the third and last ODI, placing up 150 runs with Hardik Pandya for the sixth wicket. This was additionally the most important sixth wicket stand in ODIs in Australia. Jadeja once more got here to the rescue within the first T20I at Manuka Oval the place he notched up unbeaten 44 earlier than he was changed by Yuzvendra Chahal as concussion substitute.

    After Jadeja’s stellar show in Australia, former India wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta has mentioned that the all-rounder, at current, is in the identical bracket as Ben Stokes. According to Dasgupta, Jadeja has performed higher than numerous batsmen previously two years. 

    “Jadeja changing Virat Kohli within the 2nd Test was one of many issues in my thoughts due to the way in which he has batted within the final couple of years. Generally, folks take into consideration Jadeja that he’s a bowler who can bat, somebody who hasn’t capitalised a lot in Test cricket.

    “But I always thought he has actually done better than a lot of batsmen in the last couple of years. He’s getting runs across all formats, and also as recently as last year he was the world’s top-ranked Test bowler,” Deep Dasgupta informed Sports Today.

    Interestingly, Jadeja, at the moment ranked No.3 in ICC Test all-rounder rankings, has a greater batting common than Ben Stokes and Shakib Al Hasan who’re sitting on the first and second spot respectively. Since 2016, Jadeja has the very best batting common (46.29) and finest bowling common (24.97) within the all-rounders’ record. Stokes, at the moment sitting on the numero uno spot, has a batting common of 42.34 and a bowling common of 27.59 within the conventional format of the sport.

    “As of now the way he’s batting he definitely is (in the same bracket as Ben Stokes). Even during the IPL I actually said why not him at No. 4 for CSK. He’s got a couple of triple hundreds in domestic cricket, getting runs there is not easy,” mentioned Dasgupta.

    “For Saurashtra, he bats at No. 4 but for India, he comes in at 7 or 8. Somehow I felt that he never took his batting seriously enough. In 2017 he was dropped from the side but and I think what kind of prompted him was the fact that he wanted to make himself more useful to the team, not just with the ball but with the bat as well. Because Jadeja, I know for a fact, always wanted to be a batsman,” he added.

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