Virat Kohli out of top 10 in latest ICC Test rankings, Yashasvi Jaiswal ranked fifth first time in career

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Virat Kohli dropped five places to number 12th position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batters. The former India captain was dismissed for six in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh last week, and followed it with another low score of 17 in the second innings.

India captain Rohit Sharma, who was dismissed for 6 and 5 in the match, had also dropped five places but remained in the 10 ten list of batters. He is now placed at the 10th spot behind Marnus Labushagne (9th), Mohammed Rizwan (8th), Usman Khawaja (7th) and Rishabh Pant (6th).

Opener Yashaswi Jaiswal (5th) is in the top five for the first time after notching a half-century in the first innings. Pant has re-entered the rankings in sixth position after scores of 39 and 109, Gill has moved up five places to a career-best 14th position after his unbeaten 119 in the second innings while Ravichandran Ashwin’s crucial 113 in the first innings has lifted him seven places to 72nd position.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who partnered in a decisive 199-run first innings partnership after India were reduced to 144/6, have gained across the ranking lists.

Jadeja’s contribution of 86 in that partnership has helped him move up three places to 37th position in the batting rankings, Ashwin has consolidated his position at the top of the bowling rankings by gaining one rating point after his six-wicket second innings haul and Jadeja has moved up one spot to sixth position after finishing with five wickets in the match.

The two duo, who starred in India's 290-run win in Chennai, have also gained ranking points in the rankings for all-rounders. Jadeja has consolidated his position at the top with a career-best 475 points while Ashwin remains second but has added 48 points to go up to 370.

Further, India pacer Akash Deep is up 10 places to 88th after grabbing two wickets. India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continues to be the number two ranked Test bowler.