ISLAMABAD – International Cricket Council unveils latest Test CricketRankings.
Australian batsman Steve Smith has extended his lead over India skipperVirat Kohli at the number one spot in the ICC Test batsmen rankings.
Smith now has a lead of 34 points over Kohli as the rankings were revealedon Tuesday.
The 30-year-old batsmen scored 293 (211+82) runs in the fourth Test and asa result, he has further consolidated his position.
With this, he is virtually assured of the top spot after the end of thefive-match series between Australia and England.Advertising
Aussie pacer Pat Cummins also remains at the top spot in the bowlerrankings. The bowler took seven wickets in the recently concluded match andas a result, he has 63-rating points ahead of the second-placed Proteasbowler Kagiso Rabada.
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah is positioned at the third place. Josh Hazlewood hasalso entered the top ten for the first time in his career. He has moved toeighth place.
Afghanistan’s 224-run win over Bangladesh in Chattogram has also resultedin major gains for their players.
Afghan skipper Rashid Khan’s player of the match effort of 11 for 104 haslifted him from 69th to 37th position in the bowling rankings.
Former Afghan captain Asghar Afghan’s scores of 92 and 50 have taken himfrom 110th to 63rd position while Rahmat Shah’s century in the firstinnings has helped him move from 93rd to 65th.
