The ICC rankings were updated after the two Tests in Australia and New Zealand where the former hosted West Indies in Hobart and latter Sri Lanka in Dunedin.
Among the allrounders, the list is headed by Indian player Ashwin followed by Bangladesh player Shakib Al Hasan and England’s Stuart Broad in Third, Jadeja managing to move up a spot and enter the top five club, for a career-best fifth-place ranking and has No. 4 Vernon Philander in his sights.
Among other moves, Kane Williamson is now just two steps away from the top spot in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
Williamson has earned the rise to third place, just three points off South Africa’s AB de Villiers, thanks to two consistent knocks of 88 and 71, helping New Zealand extend its winning streak to 12 home Test victories in a row, after it beat Sri Lanka by 122 runs.
Williamson’s team-mate Martin Guptill has jumped up a remarkable 18 places, after scoring 156 and 46. Guptill was rewarded with only his second man of the match award in Tests.
Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum has moved up two places to 17th, while his Sri Lanka opposite number Angelo Matthews has marked the visiting side’s presence in the top 10 batsman rankings, down one place to seventh.
Over in Hobart, Australia skipper Steven Smith has tumbled three places to fourth and he is now just 11 points ahead of his team-mate David Warner.
Voges’ knock has vaulted him 19 places to a career-high 15th place in the latest rankings. Marsh has raised 17 spots to a career best 37th in the batsman rankings.
West Indies Darren Bravo has been rewarded for being the lone centurion from his side, moving up two spots to 25th.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood has entered the top 10, while off-spinner Nathan Lyon has moved up two spots into 15th after a three-wicket haul in Hobart.
New Zealand’s Trent Boult grabbed four wickets against Sri Lanka allowing him to retain sixth place as the top six spots in the bowler rankings has remained unchanged. Dale Steyn maintains pole position which he has done since December 2013, while Rangana Herath’s two wickets were enough to keep him in 10th position. Nuwan Pradeep’s four wickets in the first innings have earned him a six-point rise up the rankings to 53rd.
