Captain of New Zealand cricket team Kane Williamson has reclaimed the top position in the Men’s ICC Test Rankings for batsmen after leading the team to the World Test Championship title. The knocks of the 30-year-old of 49 and 52 not out in the final against India helped him to shift above the 900-point mark. He is currently enjoying a 10-point lead over the player Steve Smith who has 891 rating points.
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Virat Kohli, the Indian Skipper, has remained in the fourth position, and Rohit Sharma has gone to the sixth spot. Rishabh Pant, the Indian wicketkeeper, is currently in the seventh position. Kane Williamson, who took the top spot from Smith, is back in the position, and he had first grabbed the place in November 2015 after a series against Australia.
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The player Ross Taylor scored 47 and partnered in a 96-run stand with Kane Williamson. He has advanced three places and came to the 14th spot, while Devon Conway, the left-hander, has gained 18 slots to attain 42nd position after the top score with 52 during the first innings.
Kyle Jamieson Shifts to 13th Spot in Bowler’s Chart
Fast bowlers of New Zealand have also gained after the thriving performance of the players like Kyle Jamieson, who started his stupendous Test career. His five figures for 31 and two for 30 have uplifted him up to the best 13th position. Since 1900, no bowler has taken such Test wickets with a better average than him, so him remaining in that position is not at all surprising.
Left armed player Trent Boult has two figures for 48 and three for 39, which helped move him two places upwards to the 11th position. While in India, Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has progressed three places to the 13th position.
In the T20 Rankings, the left-handed opener Evin Lewis of West Indies has shifted from 13th position to 10th position after making 71 out of 35 balls in the match of their five-match series. Left-arm spinner Fabian Allen has moved up to 20th position. Quinton de Kock of South Africa has progressed to the 22nd spot, Reeza Hendricks has gone to 24th, and Temba Bavuma has shifted to 64th position. All of them moved up in their position.
A series win of England with 3-0 over Sri Lanka is a morale booster for the World Championship ahead that can help several of their players to progress up in the rankings.
