Steve Smith and Virat Kohli head the latest ICC Test rankings

Steve Smith and Virat Kohli continue to head the test rankings, as the brilliant pair are first and second respectively on the list.

In spite of not yet notching up a huge score in the ongoing test series against South Africa, Steve Smith remains at the top and will be expected to fire eventually against the Proteas.

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Kohli though a fantastic tour to South Africa a couple of months back, as the Indian skipper won plaudits for his outstanding displays.

Virat Kohli was brilliant for his team, as India’s batting linchpin scored the only century in the three test series. Kohli was by far the best batsman on either side, as he finished as the highest run scorer in the test format.

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Heading into the tour, Kohli was under pressure as many people in world cricket were still apprehensive about his ability in the test format.

Kohli though answered all those questions emphatically, as the Indian skipper was superb and led from the front against a hostile pace attack from the Proteas.

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Pujara is the second Indian in the top ten list, as the sturdy batsman remains at the sixth position. Lokesh Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane are the other two Indian batsmen in the top 20, as they are both quite low on the table.

ICC TEST BATTING RANKINGS

Rank	Name	Team	Rating
1	S.P.D. Smith	AUS	943
2	V. Kohli	IND	912
3	Joe Root	ENG	881
4	K.S. Williamson	NZ	855
5	David Warner	AUS	831
6	C. Pujara	IND	810
7	A.B. De Villiers	SA	778
8	Azhar Ali	PAK	755
9	H.M. Amla	PAK	748
10	Alastair Cook	ENG	742

 

Kagiso Rabada tops the ICC rankings after his brilliant 11-wicket haul in the second test match against Australia, with James Anderson slipping to second place.

Jadeja and Ashwin represent India in the 3rd and 4th position respectively, with Josh Hazlewood completing the top five.

ICC TEST BOWLERS RANKINGS

Rank	Name	Team	Rating
1	Kagiso Rabada	SA	902
2	James Anderson	ENG	887
3	R.A. Jadeja	IND	844
4	Ravichandran Ashwin	IND	803
5	Josh Hazlewood	AUS	796
6	Neil Wagner	NZ	784
7	Rangana Herath	SL	777
8	Vernon Philander	SA	776
9	Mitchell Starc	AUS	772
10	N.M. Lyon	AUS	753