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Team India captain Virat Kohli has moved up to the fifth spot in the latest ICC rankings released after the end of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Kohli’s 50th international ton ensured that he went past Australia’s David Warner, moving into the top-5 after his 104-run knock that helped changed the course of the game on the final day.
Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 94 in the second innings, moved two places ahead to reach the 28th spot. The Aussie skipper Steve Smith continues to sit at the top of the batting rankings, while Cheteshwar Pujara maintained his status as the top-ranked Indian batsman at No.4. KL Rahul is the other Indian in the top-10, holding his place at eight.
Vice-captain of Indian team Ajinkya Rahane suffered a four place drop and has moved to the fourteenth spot.
In the bowler’s rankings, Ravindra Jadeja has slipped a point to reach the third spot, while spin spearheads Ravichandran Ashwin and Rangana Herath retained their places at No.4 and 5 respectively.
England’s pacer James Anderson continues to be the top-ranked bowler.
Here are the complete rankings of players with rating:
Batsmen (Top 10)
- Steve Smith – 936
- Joe Root – 889
- Kane Williamson – 880
- Cheteshwar Pujara – 866
- Virat Kohli – 817
- David Warner – 807
- Hashim Amla – 795
- Lokesh Rahul – 757
- Azhar Ali – 755
- Alastair Cook – 738
Bowlers (top 10)
- James Anderson – 896
- Kagiso Rabada – 876
- Ravindra Jadeja – 868
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 840
- Rangana Herath – 820
- Josh Hazlewood – 794
- Nathan Lyon – 752
- Dale Steyn – 748
- Neil Wagner – 745
- Stuart Broad – 737
All-rounders (top 10)
- Shakib Al Hasan – 437
- Ravindra Jadeja – 408
- Ben Stokes – 395
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 394
- Moeen Ali – 378
- Vernon Philander – 318
- Mitchell Starc – 306
- Rangana Herath – 236
- Jason Holder – 232
- Dilruwan Perera – 217