Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah© AFP
A nine-wicket haul in his 100th Test match helped Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin regain the top spot in the bowlers' list, while his captain Rohit Sharma was back in the top-10 at sixth position in the last match's batting charts. ICC rankings on Wednesday. Ashwin was at his best during the Dharamsala match against England as the experienced right-armer took four wickets in the first innings and then a 36th five-wicket haul in the second innings as India cruised to a dominant win in the fifth and final Test. of their series.
The big win helped Ashwin move past teammate Jasprit Bumrah to the top position he held earlier this year, the ICC said in a statement.
Rohit, who hit a hundred in Dharmsala, moved up five places to sixth and remained within 108 rating points of No. 1 Test player Kane Williamson.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (up two places to eighth) and Shubman Gill (up 11 places to 20th) achieved new career best ratings after excellent individual runs against Ben Stokes' side.
Bumrah fell into a share of second position with Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood after his six scalps in the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.
Ashwin's teammate Kuldeep Yadav achieved a new career-high rating, moving up 15 places to 16th overall in the latest rankings after his seven-wicket and Player of the Match heroics against England.
New Zealander Matt Henry (up six places to 12th) also moved up to a career-best score.
Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja remained well ahead of second-placed Ashwin in the updated list for Test all-rounders, with Australian skipper Pat Cummins (up two places to eighth) and Henry (up six places to 11th) among the big climbers.
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