ICC Rankings: Rohit Sharma jumps to career-best eighth; R Ashwin climbs to third after heroics in Ahmedabad
Rohit top-scored in the first innings with 66 and remained unbeaten on 25 in the second to move ahead of compatriot Cheteshwar Pujara among others. His rating points aggregate is 742, 20 more than his best of 722 in October 2019 when he was ranked 10th.
Player of the match Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin have also made solid gains after playing a crucial role in India’s win on a spin-friendly Motera track. Left-arm spinner Patel’s 11-wicket match haul has helped him gain 30 slots to reach the 38th position while off-spinner Ashwin’s seven wickets have lifted him four places to third position.
India vs England: Australia spinner Nathan Lyon slams those ‘crying over’ turning Motera pitch in 3rd Test
England spinner Jack Leach has entered the top 30 for the first time, moving up three places to 28th after taking four wickets. Captain Joe Root’s maiden five-wicket haul has lifted him 16 places to 72nd among bowlers while he is now joint-13th among all-rounders.
India vs England: Motera likely to escape ICC ‘Red Eye’ as final Test pitch promises to be batting beauty
