India pacer Mohammed Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the most recent ICC Test rankings following his match-winning efficiency in the fifth and closing Test in opposition to England at The Oval.
Siraj jumped 12 spots following his 9 wickets in the match, together with a five-for, as India defeated the hosts by six runs in a thriller to attract the collection 2-2.
With England requiring 35 runs on the final day with 4 wickets in hand, a charged up Siraj, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’, accounted for 3 batters together with the final dismissal of Gus Atkinson, to earn India a outstanding win.
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Siraj’s finest ICC rating up to now had been a sixteenth position that he reached in January final yr.
India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who performed three Tests to handle his workload, continues to steer the charts with 889 factors.
Prasidh Krishna additionally attained a career-best 59th position after he together with Siraj turned solely the second India pair to take 4 or extra wickets every in each innings of a Test, a feat earlier achieved by spinners Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna in opposition to Australia in Delhi in 1969.
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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to the top-5 in the Test batting rankings following his second century in the collection at The Oval. Jaiswal rose three spots and is on 792 factors, whereas the one different India batter in the top-10 is Rishabh Pant, who has slipped one spot to eighth as he couldn’t play the fifth Test resulting from a foot damage.
Charismatic England batter Joe Root has firmed up his position on the prime together with his third century in as many matches, whereas Harry Brook’s 98-ball 111 has helped him claw again to second position.
In the bowling division, England quick bowlers Atkinson and Josh Tongue have additionally attained career-best positions after ending with eight wickets every in the match. Atkinson is in the top-10 for the primary time, whereas Tongue is up 14 locations to forty sixth.
