Australian speedster Mitchell Starc reached a career-best position of five in the latest ICC Test rankings released after the end of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Durban.

 

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In the latest ICC Test Ranking, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara held their second and sixth positions respectively on batsmen’s list while spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slipped in the ranking, the off-spinner is at sixth among bowlers. Vernon Philander, Neil Wagner, Ranagana Herath and Morne Morkel all shifted a place each to occupy the last four rungs of the top-10.

Australian speedster Mitchell Starc reached a career-best position of five in the latest ICC Test rankings released after the end of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Durban.

In the batting rankings, the top four, consisting of Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Joe Root and Kane Williamson, along with David Warner and Cheteshwar Pujara, stayed put, while Azhar Ali, Alastair Cook and Ross Taylor, all achieved a one slot gain. Hashim Amla stumbled down by three places, while Mitchell Marsh gained 13 slots to reach the 43rd spot, his best ranking as a batsman.

Batting rankings

#1 Steve Smith

#2 Virat Kohli

#3 Joe Root

#4 Kane Williamson

#5 David Warner

#6 Cheteshwar Pujara

#7 Alastair Cook

#8 Azhar Ali

#9 Ross Taylor

#10 Hashim Amla

Bowling rankings

#1 James Anderson

#2 Kagiso Rabada

#3 Ravindra Jadeja

#4 Josh Hazlewood

#5 Mitchell Starc

#6 R. Ashwin

#7 Vernon Philander

#8 Neil Wagner

#9 Rangana Herath

#10 Morne Morkel

All-rounders

#1 Shakib Al Hasan

#2 R Jadeja

#3 R Ashwin

#4 Ben Stokes

#5 Mitchell Starc