Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s impressive showing in the opening match of their ICC World Test Championship series against the West Indies in Ahmedabad has elevated him to a career-high 25th spot in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, built on his strong performance from the England tour, taking four for 40 and three for 31. These figures moved him up three spots to a career-high 12th position and surpassed 700 points for the first time after India’s victory by an innings and 140 runs.
Other players who benefited from the Indian team’s performance include KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel, both of whom advanced in the batting rankings following their centuries. Rahul has climbed four spots to 35th, while Jurel has risen 20 places to 65th after scoring his first Test century. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist-spinner, has moved up seven places to rank 21st after taking two wickets cheaply in the match.
There was little to cheer for the West Indies players, though, as no batter scored a half-century and no bowler took more than two wickets. In the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has re-entered the top 10 of the batting list for the first time since February 2024, following scores of 85 in the first match and 103 not out in the third match of the series against New Zealand. New Zealand’s Tim Robinson scored an unbeaten 106 in the first match of the series at Mount Maunganui, helping him climb 58 places to joint-22nd.
