Several Team India cricketers dominated the latest update to the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings following the Shubman Gill-led team’s thumping win over the West Indies in the series opener. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and pacer Mohammed Siraj achieved career-best positions in the Test rankings.
Team India secured a commanding victory over the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 4, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The second and final Test is scheduled to begin on October 10 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Mohammed Siraj Achieves Career-Best Bowling Ranking in ICC Tests
Mohammed Siraj was the pick of the bowlers for India in the first Test against the West Indies. The right-arm pacer took seven wickets (4-40 and 3-31) across both innings. Mohammed Siraj jumped three spots in the ICC Test bowler rankings, reaching a career-best 12th position with 718 points.
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His fast-bowling partner, Jasprit Bumrah, maintained his spot as the top-ranked Test bowler. Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also moved up seven places to joint-21st following his four-wicket haul in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, the West Indies struggled throughout the match, with no batter scoring a half-century and no bowler taking more than two wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja Achieves Career-Best Batting Ranking in ICC Tests
Ravindra Jadeja gained in the ICC Test rankings after a standout performance in the first match. His unbeaten 104 elevated him to 25th in the batting charts. He took his four wickets in the second innings, which further cemented his position as the top-ranked Test all-rounder.
KL Rahul moved up four spots to 35th following his century. Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel jumped 20 places to 65th after scoring his maiden Test hundred, and Jadeja’s spin-bowling partner Washington Sundar advanced four positions to 11th among all-rounders.
However, not every Indian player gained. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal slipped two spots to seventh in the batting rankings despite the team’s strong overall performance.
India Thrash West Indies by an Innings and 140 Runs in Ahmedabad Test
Shubman Gill received a dream start in his first home Test as captain as India crushed the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in Ahmedabad. The Indian bowlers bowled out the visitors for 162 in their first innings.
The hosts then declared their innings at a total of 448/5, following centuries from Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, and Dhruv Jurel. The West Indies offered little resistance in their second innings, being bowled out for 146 in just 45.1 overs.
India recorded the victory inside three days and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Only Alick Athanaze (38), Justin Greaves (25), and Jayden Seales (22) provided any notable resistance.
Ravindra Jadeja was named Player of the Match for his first-innings century and four wickets in the second innings, while Mohammed Siraj (3/31) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) also starred with the ball.
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