Virat Kohli rises to 2nd spot, breaches 900-point mark in latest ICC Test rankings

Hours after being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year, Virat Kohli became only the second Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to break the 900-point mark in the latest ICC Test rankings announced after the end of the 2nd India-South Africa Test.

While India stumbled to their second consecutive loss, Kohli was in fine form in the first innings, scoring his 21st Test hundred to jump from 880 to 900 points.

Kohli is only the 31st batsman in the history of the game to breach the 900 point mark. Don Bradman leads the charts with 961 points, followed closely by modern great Steve Smith (947), as well as the likes of Len Hutton (945), Ricky Ponting (942) and Jack Hobbs (942).

In the bowler's rankings, Kagiso Rabada slipped one point to the second spot, letting England's James Anderson take the lead over him. Rabada finished with figures of one for 74 and three for 47 at Centurion, with debutant Lungi Ngidi stealing the limelight with a six-fer in the second innings. Ngidi made his entry into the rankings by occupying the 61st spot.

Batting rankings:

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

1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 947! 63.75 947 v Eng at Sydney 2018

2 (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 900! 53.51 900 v SA at Centurion 2018

3 (-1) Joe Root Eng 881 53.28 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 855 50.62 893 v Aus at Perth 2015

5 (+1) David Warner Aus 827 48.77 880 v NZ at Perth 2015

6 (-1) C Pujara Ind 814 51.09 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017

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

8 (+2) Hashim Amla SA 745 49.00 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

9 (-1) D. Chandimal SL 743! 43.94 743 v Ind at Delhi 2017

10 (-1) Alastair Cook Eng 742 46.35 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012

Bowling Rankings:

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

1 (+1) James Anderson Eng 887 27.40 896 v Win at Lord's 2017

2 (-1) Kagiso Rabada SA 872 22.25 888 v Ind at Cape Town 2018

3 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 853 23.73 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017

4 (+1) Josh Hazlewood Aus 814 25.77 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017

5 (-1) R. Ashwin Ind 811 25.56 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016

6 (+1) Rangana Herath SL 799 28.04 867 v Zim at Harare 2016

7 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 787 21.95 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013

8 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 784 27.87 785 v Win at Wellington 2017

9= ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 769 31.64 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017

( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 769 27.73 805 v Pak at Brisbane 2016

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating

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

2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 399 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 375 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016

4 ( - ) Ben Stokes Eng 358 /* 396 v Win at Lord's 2017

5 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 316 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014