November 10, 2015 7:40 PM

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ICC Test Rankings: Murali Vijay top-ranked Indian batsman

Riding on his good showing in India's win in the first Test against South Africa, opener Murali Vijay rose eight places to be the best-ranked Indian batsmen at number eleven in the ICC batting rankings. The list is topped by South Africa's AB de Villiers. Vijay's 75 and 47 in the first and second innings respectively made his presence felt in the batting chart that has no Indians in the top-10. Cheteshwar Pujara has gained five places but he is two places behind Vijay in 13th spot. Test skipper Virat Kohli, who scored 1 and 29 in first and second innings respectively, dropped five places to be at 16th position. In the bowling list, premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned with impressive match-figures of 8-90 in Mohali, jumped three places to be on fifth spot and be the only Indian bowler in the top-10. Ravindra Jadeja, who bagged a fifer in the final innings to bundle the visitors for 109, gained 10 places to be on 21.South African speedster Dale Steyn, maintained his position at the top. In the all-rounders list Bangaldesh's Shakib Al Hasan retained the top position with Ashwin (2) and Vernon Philander (3) behind him.

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