Rohit Sharma into top ten in the ICC Test Rankings

India opening batsman Rohit Sharma was one of the few batsmen to move up in the ICC Test Rankings after the controversial third Test against England.

Rohit Sharma into top ten

Rohit moved into the top ten, jumping six places to a career-best eighth in the rankings for batsmen. He top-scored in the first innings with 66 and remained unbeaten on 25 in the second to move ahead of compatriot Cheteshwar Pujara and become India’s second highest-ranked batsman after Virat Kohli, who remains fifth.

England opener Zak Crawley’s knock of 53 in the first innings was enough to see him advance 15 places to 46th in what was the only notable gain for any of the Three Lions batsmen.

In terms of the bowling rankings, man of the match Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were the big gainers.

Patel’s 11-wicket match haul has helped him gain 30 slots to reach 38th position, while Ashwin’s seven scalps have lifted him four places to third position. 

England spinner Jack Leach has entered the top 30 for the first time, moving up three places to 28th after taking four wickets. Captain Joe Root’s maiden five-wicket haul has lifted him 16 places to 72nd among bowlers while he is now joint-13th among all-rounders.

ICC Test Player Rankings

ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 28 February 2021, after the third India-England Test in Ahmedabad)

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
1	( – )	K Williamson	NZ	919!	54.31	919 v Pak at Christchurch 2021
2	( – )	Steve Smith	Aus	891	61.8	947 v SA at Durban 2018
3	( – )	M Labuschagne	Aus	878*!	60.8	878 v India at Brisbane 2021
4	( – )	Joe Root	Eng	853	49.6	917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5	( – )	Virat Kohli	India	836	52.74	937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
6	( – )	Babar Azam	Pak	760	44.22	800 v Ban at Rawalpindi 2020
7	( – )	Henry Nicholls	NZ	747	43.91	778 v Ban at Wellington 2019
8	(+6)	Rohit Sharma	India	742 !	46.65	742 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2021
9	( – )	David Warner	Aus	724	48.09	880 v NZ at Perth 2015
10	(-2)	C Pujara	India	708	46.81	888 v SL at Nagpur 2017

Rohit Sharma into top ten in the ICC Test Rankings

Other selected rankings

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
46	(+15)	Zak Crawley	Eng	537*	37.16	605 v Pak at Southampton 2020

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
1	( – )	Pat Cummins	Aus	908	21.59	914 v Eng at Old Trafford 2019
2	( – )	Neil Wagner	NZ	825	26.32	859 v Aus at Melbourne 2019
3	(+4)	R Ashwin	India	823	24.95	904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
4	( – )	J Hazlewood	Aus	816	25.65	864 v India at Bengaluru 2017
5	( – )	Tim Southee	NZ	811	28.7	826 v Pak at Mount Maunganui 2020
6	(-3)	J Anderson	Eng	809	26.52	903 v India at Lord’s 2018
7	(-1)	Stuart Broad	Eng	800	27.71	880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
8	(+1)	Kagiso Rabada	SA	753	23.36	902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
9	(-1)	Jasprit Bumrah	India	746*	22.1	834 v WI at Jamaica 2019
10	( – )	Mitchell Starc	Aus	744	27.57	807 v NZ at Perth 2019

Other selected rankings

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Avge	Highest Rating
28	(+3)	Jack Leach	Eng	578*!	29.5	578 v India at Ahmedabad 2021
38	(+30)	Axar Patel	India	469*!	9.44	469 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2021
72	(+16)	Joe Root	Eng	241*!	41.83	241 v India at Ahmedabad 2021

All-rounders (top five)

Rank	(+/-)	Player	Team	Pts	Highest Rating
1	( – )	Jason Holder	WI	407	485 v Eng at Southampton 2020
2	( – )	R Jadeja	India	394	438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3	( – )	Ben Stokes	Eng	384	497 v WI at Old Trafford 2020
4	( – )	S Al Hasan	Ban	352	489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
5	( – )	R Ashwin	India	346	492 v Eng at Mohali 2016

* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.

! indicates career-highest rating

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