Rohit Sharma re-enters top 10 in ICC rankings, Last week, India defeated the West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in the first Test of a two-match series at Roseau, Dominica.
India began the 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a bang, defeating the West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in Roseau, Dominica. The home team was behind the eight ball from the start of the Test, which India finished in three days.
Yashasvi Jaiswal name Player of the Match for his 171-run innings in 387 balls on his India debut. On his Test debut, the teenager recorded the third-highest score by an Indian hitter. Jaiswal’s long innings propelled him to the top of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test batter rankings. The southpaw is rank 73rd.
During India’s first innings, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma got his tenth century. The Mumbai hitter returned to the top 10 in the ICC Test batters’ rankings with his 221-ball knock of 103. He advanced three spots to No. 10, narrowly ahead of the injured Rishabh Pant (11th). Virat Kohli, who score a patient 76 in the game, is rank 14th.
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Ravichandran Ashwin extends lead at the top
Ravichandran Ashwin dominated the bowling, pulling up a five-fer in the first innings and a seven-fer in the second. The No. 1 Test bowler increased his advantage at the top to 24 points. Pat Cummins, who is rank second, behind the Indian spinner by 56 points.
Ravindra Jadeja, Ashwin’s spin-bowling partner, has also risen three places to No. 7 with 779 rating points. In the match, the left-arm spinner took five wickets and bowled very cheaply in both innings. The Indian spin combo of Ashwin and Jadeja will have another opportunity to acquire rating points when India plays the second and final Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, commencing Thursday, July 20.
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