ICC Test rankings

ICC Test Rankings: R Ashwin becomes third-best all-rounder, Shaheen Shah Afridi enters top five in bowlers list

Ravindra Jadeja is up to two places to 19th among bowlers with five wickets in the match and is also up one place to second among all-rounders. Ravichandran Ashwin is the third-ranked all-rounder and 79th among batters.

Dec 01, 2021, 14:55 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Rohit Sharma still leads Virat Kohli; Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur make notable gains

Rohit Sharma has increased the lead over captain Virat Kohli from seven to 30 rating points in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings.

Sep 08, 2021, 15:56 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Rohit Sharma overtakes Virat Kohli, Joe Root reclaims top spot

Rohit Sharma has overtaken captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Test batter from India.

Sep 01, 2021, 14:40 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Team India coach Ravi Shastri lauds Virat Kohli and co. for retaining top spot, says THIS ahead of WTC Final

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finalists India and New Zealand finished as the top two teams respectively in the ICC Men's Test team rankings after the annual update carried out on Thursday.

May 14, 2021, 12:53 PM IST

India retain top spot in ICC Test Team rankings after annual update

Virat Kohli's men are closely followed by their World Test Championship final opponents, New Zealand, with a rating of 120. The Kiwis have garnered 2166 points from 18 Tests and gained two rating points. 

May 13, 2021, 12:30 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Cheteshwar Pujara climbs to 6th spot, Ajinkya Rahane moves to 8th place

India skipper Virat Kohli and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson have retained their fourth and first spot in the latest rankings while England all-rounder Ben Stokes who was rested for Sri Lanka Tests has moved down two places to tenth position in the batting rankings.

Jan 30, 2021, 15:05 PM IST

Kane Williamson's New Zealand crush Pakistan, seal no 1 Test rankings

The Kiwis started the year with a commanding 2-0 win over Virat Kohli & co. Getting back to the sport after a forced Covid-19 hiatus, New Zealand defeated West Indies 2-0 at home and maintained the same tempo against Pakistan. 

Jan 06, 2021, 11:32 AM IST

ICC Test rankings: Indian skipper Virat Kohli closes gap with top-ranked Steven Smith

Virat Kohli is at second spot just behind Aussie batsman Steve Smith in the latest ICC rankings for Test batsmen.

Dec 21, 2020, 10:29 AM IST

Test rankings: England's Chris Woakes, Pakistan's Shan Masood move up after Manchester clash

In the ICC World Test Championship points table, England have moved to 266 points, within 30 points of second-placed Australia. 

Aug 09, 2020, 17:24 PM IST

Stuart Broad moves up to third spot from seventh in ICC Test bowling rankings

The former top-ranked bowler, who finished the match with a 10-wicket haul has now reached his best since August 2016

Jul 29, 2020, 18:57 PM IST

Steve Smith races ahead of Virat Kohli to regain top spot in ICC Test rankings

International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a press release that Kohli dropped 5 points after a poor outing in Wellington Test, allowing Steve Smith to regain the top spot.

Feb 26, 2020, 18:58 PM IST

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli stays atop, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock advance

Kohli is leading the batting chart with a total of 928 points, followed by the Australian duo of Steve Smith (911) and Marnus Labuschagne (827). 

Feb 01, 2020, 16:14 PM IST

Virat Kohli stays on top, Ajinkya Rahane moves upward in ICC Test rankings

Cheteshwar Pujara has been able to retain his sixth position whereas Ajinkya Rahane moved up by a place and is currently at the eighth spot.

Jan 24, 2020, 16:10 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins end 2019 on top

For the fourth time in a row, the Indian skipper finished with most international runs in a calendar year with a total of 2,455 runs across formats.

Dec 30, 2019, 15:22 PM IST

Virat Kohli's reign continues as Labuschagne breaks into top 5 in Tests

India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his numero uno spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Kohli, had in the first week of December, reclaimed the top spot from Australia's Steve Smith after the latter took the top spot post his Ashes heroics.

Dec 16, 2019, 17:11 PM IST

ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli bridges gap with Steve Smith, Mayank Agarwal enters top 10

India captain Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent 136, his 27th Test ton as India sweeped the series 2-0. They won the pink ball Test by an innings and 46 runs and the first rubber before that by an innings and 130 runs to stay on top of the ICC World Test Championship rankings with 360 points.

Nov 26, 2019, 16:10 PM IST

Mohammed Shami breaks into top 10 of ICC Test bowlers's rankings

Shami’s bowling figures of three for 27 and four for 31 have lifted him eight places to reach career-best seventh position.

Nov 17, 2019, 14:02 PM IST

ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli closes in on top-ranked Steve Smith after scoring double ton

Kohli, who had dropped below 900 points after the first Test for the first time since January 2018, has reached 936 points.

Oct 14, 2019, 17:05 PM IST

ICC Test rankings: Steve Smith extends lead over Virat Kohli after drawn Ashes series

Smith’s scores of 80 and 23 have helped him extend his lead to 34 points ahead of Indian skipper Virat Kohli (937 points) in the Test rankings for batsmen.

Sep 16, 2019, 13:58 PM IST

Virat Kohli slips behind Steve Smith, Jasprit Bumrah moves to career-best spot in ICC Test Rankings

Virat Kohli might have led India to the two-match Test series win against West Indies, the Indian skipper on Tuesday lost his world number one spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for batsmen to Australia's Steve Smith. 

Sep 03, 2019, 15:45 PM IST