Mayank Agarwal, Ajaz Patel Make Huge Progress In ICC's Latest Test Player Rankings

Man of the Match in the second Test in Mumbai, Mayank Agarwal, and the third bowler to take a 10-wicket haul in an innings, Ajaz Patel, have made huge progress in ICC’s latest list of Test Rankings.

Agarwal scored 150 and 62 in the first and second innings at Wankhede to help India secure the second Test against the Kiwis and ensure the series is also theirs. He has jumped 30 places and is now in 11th place, just one spot away from his career-best of 10th place.

Along with him, Ajaz also gained 23 spots to sit in 38th place. The 33-year-old spinner took 14 wickets in the second Test to become the bowler with the second-best figures for a New Zealand bowler. The tally also included a 10-wicket haul as he became only the third player after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble to do so.

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Sri Lankan all-rounder, Dhananajaya de Silva moved up 12 places to reach 21st place after his match-winning 155 against West Indies. Slow bowlers, Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis also jumped up five and eighteen places to get to 32nd and 39th place respectively.

Tim Southee dropped a place after an average performance in the second Test against India. He now has 814 points, while Josh Hazlewood moved ahead with 816 points.

Shubman Gill, Daryl Mitchell, and Mohammed Siraj also made significant progress in their respective domains. Ravichandran Ashwin’s tally of 14 wickets in the series also helped him catch up to No.1 Test bowler, Pat Cummins, who himself took a 5-wicket haul on his captaincy debut at the Gabba.

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