Rishabh Pant EDGES Virat Kohli on Rankings For Test Batters, Jasprit Bumrah Remains Number One

Following his breathtaking 99 in Bengaluru, Rishabh Pant has edged Virat Kohli in the latest ICC Rankings for Test batters. The 27-year-old wicketkeeper has jumped three places to the sixth position on the latest ranking for batters in Test. Given his current form, England star Joe Root maintains a healthy lead at the top of the Test batter rankings, with trio Yashasvi Jaiswal (fourth), Pant (sixth) and Kohli (equal eighth) the only players from India inside the top 10 of a tightly contested category.

Men's Test Batter Rankings

Root's compatriot Ben Duckett is on the verge of breaking inside the top 10 after he moved up three places to equal 11th on the list for Test batters with a knock of 114 against Pakistan , while Salman gains eight places to move to 14th with a new career-high rating following scores of 31 and 63 from the same match.

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It means Salman has made it past 50 in three of his last four Test innings and the 30-year-old is now the highest rated Test batter from Pakistan having overtaken teammates Babar Azam (equal 19th), Mohammad Rizwan (21st) and Saud Shakeel (27th) courtesy of his recent heroics.

New Zealand duo Rachin Ravindra (up 36 places to 18th) and Devon Conway (up 12 spots to 36th) also make good ground on the latest list for Test batters, while teammate Matt Henry (up two rungs to ninth with a new career-high rating) is the big winner on the updated rankings for Test bowlers.

Men's Test Bowler Rankings

Henry picked up eight wickets during the Black Caps' drought-breaking eight-wicket victory over India in Bengaluru, while teammate Will O'Rourke (up two spots to 39th) is also rewarded for his seven scalps from the same match. India's Jasprit Bumrah remains the number one bowler. 

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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali is re-instated at 17th on the rankings for Test bowlers following his 11 wickets across two innings against England, while teammate Sajid Khan gains 22 places to move to 50th after he was adjudged Player of the Match in the same contest.