New Zealand captain Kane Williamson had recently become the joint no.2 ranked batsman in ICC Test batting rankings with India’s Virat Kohli, after a double-ton against the West Indies in the first Test of the series.
However, he missed the second Test of the series, which New Zealand won, sweeping the series 2-0, as he wanted to be with his wife Sarah for the birth of their first child. This has resulted in Williamson slipping back to the 3rd spot in the rankings.
Virat Kohli is now 9 points ahead of Kane Williamson, who is having 877 rating points. Australia batsman Steve Smith continues to rule the numero uno spot with 911 points.
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Apart from this, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane jumped a spot to get back in the top 10 of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Mayank Agarwal (12) and Rohit Sharma (16) are the other two Indian batsmen in the top 20 list.
In the bowling department, pacer Jasprit Bumrah has gained a spot to occupy the 8th position. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also returns to the top 10 with 756 rating points.
England pacer Stuart Broad pipped New Zealand’s Neil Wagner to the second spot, while Australia’s Pat Cummins continues his hold on the no.1 spot.
England's Ben Stokes continues to be the top-ranked all-rounder ahead of West Indies captain Jason Holder and India's Ravindra Jadeja.
