RAVINDRA JADEJA BECOMES NO. 1 TEST ALL-ROUNDER
(The Quiver): In the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings, India’s Ravindra Jadeja has climbed to the top spot for all-rounders on Wednesday after his match-winning performance against Sri Lanka in the opening Test match in Mohali.
“Ravindra Jadeja’s performance at India’s recent Test win against Sri Lanka in Mohali has catapulted him to the no. 1 position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings,” the ICC said in a statement.
Jadeja’s unbeaten 175 lifted him up to 17 places from 54th to 37th with the bat and he added nine wickets to move up to 17th with the ball.His all-round contribution was enough for him to regain the top all-rounder spot from Jason Holder, who had held the position since February 2021.
Previously, Jadeja’s only time on top was in August 2017, when he spent a week at number one on all rounder’s list of ICC Test Rankings. In the same list, Ravichandran Ashwin dropped a rung to third while Axar Patel was next best Indian at 14th, after going down two positions. Patel did not play the Mohali Test due to injury.
