Virat Kohli jumps to second spot in latest ICC Test rankings

Indian captain Virat Kohli jumped three places to reach the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings released after the end of the India-Sri Lanka Test series. Kohli scored 243, his career-best score, in the final Test of the series in Delhi, his hometown, with an eventual draw resulting in India clinching the series 1-0.

He ended with 610 runs from the three-Test series, going past David Warner and Kane Williamson in the table, and now stands only behind Steve Smith in the batting rankings.

With him currently occupying the No.1 spot in ODIs and T20Is, he has a chance to reach the top spot in all three formats early next year. Ricky Ponting is the only batsman to have been at the top of the rankings in all three formats at the same time, when T20s were in their nascent stages in 2005-06.

Kohli has Cheteshwar Pujara for company as the other Indian in the top-10 batting rankings. The Saurashtra-born batsman slipped two places, and is now fourth.

The new update also takes into account the second Test of the ongoing Ashes, with Shaun Marsh, who had scored an unbeaten 126, gaining six places to reach the 27th spot.

His teammate Mitchell Starc moved two places to reach eight, while his bowling partner Pat Cummins gained two places to stand at 43.

For India, Ravindra Jadeja slipped one spot to reach third in the bowlers' rankings, with South African pacer Kagiso Rabada pipping him to the second spot. Ravichandran Ashwin continues to hold onto his position at No.4.

Here are the complete rankings:

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 938 60.40 941 v Eng at Brisbane 2017

2 (+3) Virat Kohli Ind 893 53.75 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017

3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 879 53.05 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

4 (-2) Cheteshwar Pujara Ind 873 52.96 888 v SL,Nagpur 2017

5 (-1) Kane Williamson NZ 865 50.66 893 v Aus at Perth 2015

6 ( - ) David Warner Aus 815 48.18 880 v NZ at Perth 2015

7 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 795 49.87 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

8 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 755 46.62 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016

9 (+8) D. Chandimal SL 743! 43.94 743 v Ind at Delhi 2017

10 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 732 42.30 740 v NZ at Dunedin 2017

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 894 27.34 896 v Win at Lord's 2017

2 (+1) Kagiso Rabada SA 876! 22.71 876 v Ban at Bloemfontein 2017

3 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 870 23.73 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017

4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 829 25.44 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016

5 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 799 28.04 867 v Zim at Harare 2016

6 ( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 786 25.97 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017

7 (+2) Neil Wagner NZ 785! 28.05 785 v Win at Wellington 2017

8 (+2) Mitchell Starc Aus 775 27.54 805 v Pak at Brisbane 2016

9 (-2) Nathan Lyon Aus 774! 31.47 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017

10 (-2) Dale Steyn SA 748 22.30 909 v Win at Centurion 2014

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 438 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 415 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

3 (+1) Ben Stokes Eng 380/* 396 v Win at Lord's 2017

4 (-1) R. Ashwin Ind 369 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016

5 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 352 409 v SA at Old Trafford 2017