Yashasvi Jaiswal was the significant gainer in the recently released ICC Test Rankings for batters. He scored an unbeaten 214 runs in the second innings of the third Test and was rewarded for his magnificent performance with the bat.
He has slammed back-to-back double centuries in red-ball cricket. He has joined the likes of Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli on the list of Indian players with two consecutive double tons.
His 214 runs led India to a win by 434 runs to take a 2-1 lead with two games left in the series. He has jumped 14 places to rank 15th in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings.
With 545 runs in 6 innings so far, Jaiswal could become the second Indian batter after Sunil Gavaskar to score 700 or more runs in a Test series. He will also look to go past Virat regarding the most runs against England in a Test series.
Ravindra Jadeja, who won the Player of the Match for his hundred and 7 wickets in Rajkot, jumped from the 41st spot to the 34th position among batters in the Test rankings. He remains the no. 1 all-rounder with 469 rating points in the longest format.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian team, moved up to the 12th position after scoring a hundred in the first innings of the previous Test.
Shubman Gill, who was dismissed for 96, is ranked 35th. Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jjuel, who debuted in the previous contest, are ranked 75th and 100th respectively.
Ravichandran Ashwin, who was hit by personal issues in Rajkot, has reached the second spot in the bowlers’ rankings. He surpassed Kagiso Rabada. Jasprit Bumrah remains the number-one bowler in Test cricket.
Ben Duckett, who managed 153 in the first innings, is ranked 15th after jumping 12 places. Mark Wood also rose to the 21st spot in the bowlers’ rankings.