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Ravindra Jadeja is all-rounder No 1
India\'s Ravindra Jadeja has claimed the top ranking among the all-rounders in Test cricket for the first time, while his teammates Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane jumped to third and fifth positions respectively in the rankings for batsmen, it was announced on Tuesday.
Dubai: India's Ravindra Jadeja has claimed the top ranking among the all-rounders in Test cricket for the first time, while his teammates Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane jumped to third and fifth positions respectively in the rankings for batsmen, it was announced on Tuesday.
Jadeja's knock of 70 not out and seven wickets in the second Test have seen him edge out Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to take the top position among all-rounders for the first time, the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared.
Jadeja, who is the top-ranked Test bowler, has also gained nine places to reach 51st rank among batsmen. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has conceded the second spot to England veteran seamer James Anderson.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has attained a career-best 44th position after moving up four places. Pujara and Rahane have made notable movements after their centuries in the Colombo Test helped India take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series with an innings and 53 runs win over Sri Lanka.
Pujara's knock of 133 in his 50th Test has helped him to a career-high 888 points and third position while Rahane has moved from 11th to fifth position with a score of 132.
Indian pace bowlers Mohammad Shami (up three places to 20th) and Umesh Yadav (up three places to 22nd) have also made notable gains. For Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis has moved up 10 places to 19th position after scores of 24 and 110 in the Colombo Test while opener Dimuth Karunaratne has gained 13 slots to reach 24th rank after scores of 25 and 141.
Niroshan Dickwella has moved up 21 slots to a career-best 68th position. Meanwhile, England all-rounder Moeen Ali has finished the series against South Africa with career-best rankings as a batsman, bowler and all-rounder after another stellar show in the fourth and final Test which his side won by 177 runs on Monday to clinch the series 3-1.
