“Ravindra Jadeja’s performance in India’s recent win over Sri Lanka in Mohali placed him at No. 1 in the MRF Men’s ICC Test Player Ranking,” the ICC said. said in a statement.
An unbeaten run of 175 lifted him 17 places from 54th to 37th with the bat and he added nine shots to move up to 17th with the ball.
His all-round contribution was enough for him to reclaim the almighty top spot from Jason Holderwho has held this position since February 2021.
Jadeja’s only previous time at the top was in August 2017, when he spent a week at number one.
Jadeja was named man of the match against Sri Lanka in Mohali, where India won under three days by one play and 222 runs.
In the same list, Ravichandran Ashwin down one place to the third while Axar Patel followed by the best Indian at 14th place, after dropping two places. Patel doesn’t play Check out Mohali due to injury.
Among those fighting, Virat kohli up two places to fifth in the latest list, followed by captain India Rohit Sharma Static in sixth place.
Rishabh Pant, who impressed with an explosive 96-round hit in Mohali, broke into the top 10 in 10th place after securing a spot.
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Australian Marnus Labuschagne takes the top spot.
In the pitchers ranking, Ashwin came in second place, while Jasipino Bumrah also unchanged at 10th place. Pat Cummins led the group, continuing his reign at the peak.
