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Ashwin Stays On Top, Jaiswal Climbs 11 Spots

West Indies performances propel debutant up ICC Rankings

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A productive debut series in the West Indies continues to propel Yashasvi Jaiswal up the ICC Test batting rankings. He has risen 11 places to No. 63 in the latest list released on Wednesday. Kane Williamson stays on top with 883 rating points. 

India tops the bowling rankings, with Ravichandran Ashwin at No. 1 (879 points). Ravindra Jadeja (782) is at No. 6. Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj is also on the ascendant, rising six places to 33rd. 

India is also at No.1 in the all-rounders' rankings, as Jadeja and Ashwin continue to hold on to the top two spots. Axar Patel is at No. 5.

In the batting honours, Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne and England’s Joe Root improved three places each to reach second and third positions, respectively.

Meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma crept to ninth place, which he shares with Dimuth Karunaratne of Sri Lanka. 

Jaiswal made 57 and 38 in the second Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, and he now has a total of 466 points.

Sharma, with innings of 80 and 57 in the second Test, remained the highest-ranked Indian Test batter. He has 759 points.

Rishabh Pant moved down one slot to 12th place, while Virat Kohli is in 14th place.

In the bowling rankings, Sri Lankan Prabath Jayasuriya's seven-wicket haul in Galle elevated him seven places to a career-best seventh position. 

Jayasuriya's spin colleague Ramesh Mendis was up one place to 21st after finishing with six wickets in the match.

Speedsters Mark Wood (up three places to 23rd) and Chris Woakes (up five places to 31st) were the main climbers for England. Pakistan leggie Abrar Ahmed (up 12 places to 45th) and West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican (up six places to 62nd) are among the others to move up.