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Siraj-Krishna in career-best position after winning Oval Test
Two pacers, Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, gave India an incredible win on the last day of the Oval Test. Siraj took 9 wickets in this Test on the way to India’s victory, while Krishna took 8 wickets.
Siraj-Krishna in career-best position after winning Oval Test
This performance has left its mark on the ICC Test rankings. In the rankings update this week, both these Indian pacers have risen to their career-best positions. Siraj has moved up 12 places to a career-best 15th position. His rating points are now 674, which is also a career-best. Krishna’s rating points are 368, 25 places higher, and he has risen to 59th position. This is his career-best position. English pacers Gus Atkinson and Josh Tang also took 8 wickets each in the Oval Test. Both have risen to their career-best rankings. Atkinson has entered the top 10 for the first time, and is jointly at number 10. Mitchell Starc is also at number 10 on the list. Tang has moved up 14 places to 46th. Yashaswi Jaiswal, who scored a century at the Oval, has moved up three places to enter the top five of Test batsmen with 792 rating points. Joe Root and Harry Brook both scored centuries in this Test. Both have strengthened their positions. Root is at number one, Brook at number two.
Siraj-Krishna in career-best position after winning Oval Test
The Zimbabwe-New Zealand series also has an impact on the rankings. Kiwi batsman Daryl Mitchell has moved up four places to number eight. And his teammate Matt Henry has also made a big leap. He has moved up three places to number four. Henry’s rating points are 817, which is the best of his career. Jasprit Bumrah is at the top of the list of bowlers in Tests. Ravindra Jadeja is at the top of the list of all-rounders.
