ICC Test Rankings After gigantic Batting breakdown of India in Adelaide
The primary match of the Border-Gavaskar Test Series among India and Australia finished on the third day. Australia group has kept up its unbeaten record in this configuration by winning by 8 wickets in this Pink Ball Test coordinate being played in Adelaide. In this win for Australia, his fast bowler Josh Hazelwood played a key role and took 5 wickets of the Indian team by throwing only 5 overs in the second innings.Josh Hazelwood threw 3 overs maiden during this period and conceded just 8 runs, making him the most economical bowler for Australia to take 5 wickets and broke the 73-year-old record for it. On the other hand, this historical performance of Josh Hazelwood not only helped the Australian team to win but also gave them a tremendous advantage in the latest ICC Test Rankings.
Due to this performance by Josh Hazelwood, he has now reached 5th position in the ICC Test bowling rankings with 805 points. He has gained 4 places in the ranking. On the other hand, the Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah bowled well in Adelaide but managed to take only 2 wickets. As a result, there was a drop in their marks and they have dropped out of the top 10.
In the rankings, Jasprit Bumrah has 753 points, like Jason Holder of the West Indies, but now he has reached 11th position. Talking about batting rankings, Steve Smith still holds the first position with 901 points, while Virat Kohli has gained 2 points because of his half-century innings and he has 888 points. The second number remains intact.
Significantly, where Steve Smith will be seen batting in the remaining matches of the series, then captain Virat Kohli will now return in the Test series against England in India. In such a situation, Smith has a chance to collect some more points in the rankings, while Virat will have to wait until February 2021 to change it.
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