India defeating Bangladesh in lone Test match series grabbed the top position in news ICC ranking, Steve Smith top in batting and Ashwin in bowling while Azhar Ali and Younas Khan also named in top ten.
Indian on top with 121 points and Australia just below on second position with 109 points. South Africa and England stand at third and fourth position respectively while New Zealand on fifth just one point behind Pakistan stands at no six.
avichandran Ashwin and Steve Smith will start next week’s India versus Australia four-Test series as the top-ranked bowler and batsman respectively, after there was no change in the top five in all the three categories of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings following the conclusion of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Monday.
Pakistan’s Azhar Ali with Seventh and Younas Khan with eight sustained themselves in top ten, however no Pakistani bowler succeeded to get place in top ten bowlers as leg spinner Yasir Shah on 17 and Wahab Riaz on 19.
