Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay achieved career-best positions but skipper Virat Kohli dropped out of the ICC rankings' top-10 after the drawn one-off cricket Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah. Vijay has moved up three places to 20th, while Dhawan has vaulted 15 places to 45th. ICC said in a statement in Dubai that Ajinkya Rahane is the other notable mover, who has climbed up four places to a career-high 22nd to date. However, Kohli has slipped a rung to 11th.In the bowlers' chart, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan have gained one place each and are now 12th and 16th, respectively. Meanwhile, Australia's Steven Smith became the second youngest batsman after Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the number-one spot in the rankings for Test batsmen after stellar batting displays in the Kingston Test, which Australia won by 277 runs to win the series 2-0.
News On AIR | June 15, 2015 8:48 PM
Dhawan, Vijay rise, Kohli slips in ICC Test rankings