After Lord’s century, KL Rahul jumps 19 spots to thirty seventh, Kohli stays fifth in ICC Test rankings

Riding on his good century towards England within the second Test at Lord’s, KL Rahul jumped 19 spots to thirty seventh place, whereas his skipper Virat Kohli continued to stay India’s top-ranked batsman at fifth place within the newest ICC rankings launched on Wednesday.
Rahul, who had re-entered the rankings in 56th place final week, had scored 129 in India’s first innings towards England to play an enormous function in his facet’s 151-run win.
Kohli, who had dropped a spot final week, remained static at fifth, whereas opener Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant additionally retained their sixth and seventh spots respectively.
England captain Joe Root, who began the sequence in fifth place and overtook Kohli after the primary match towards India, has risen one other two slots to be at second place after the second Test. He is on 893 ranking factors, solely eight lower than New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
India’s Ravindra Jadeja moved down a spot to 3rd in Test all-rounders’ rankings, which additionally options senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on the fourth spot.

In the bowlers’ checklist, India speedster Jasprit Bumrah dropped a spot to tenth whereas his fellow pacer Mohammad Siraj, who took 4 wickets in every innings at Lord’s, made vital positive factors, climbing 18 spots to achieve thirty eighth place.
England veteran James Anderson has gained one spot and is sixth after a five-wicket haul within the first innings whereas his tempo colleague Mark Wood occupies the thirty seventh spot.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam moved up two slots to eighth place after scores of 30 and 55 within the first Test towards West Indies in Kingston.
For the West Indies, who gained by one wicket, Jermaine Blackwood has gained 9 slots to achieve thirty fifth place after getting 22 and 55. All-rounder Jason Holder is up 5 locations to forty third and captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who missed a first-innings century by three runs, has superior 18 locations to forty fifth.

Holder has additionally moved into the highest 10 for bowlers, his 4 wickets within the match lifting him two locations to ninth place. Fast bowler Jayden Seales has soared 39 locations to 58th after his eight-wicket match haul whereas Kemar Roach is one other gainer, transferring up two locations to eleventh.
For Pakistan, left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Afridi has gained 4 slots to achieve 18th place after taking 4 wickets in every innings.