England vs India, 2018: Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali rise up in ICC Test rankings
Published - 03 Sep 2018, 04:53 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:54 PM
England vs India 2018 has been the tremendous series for few players personally. The likes of Sam Curran and Jos Buttler registered their mark while the few regular players from Virat Kohli-led side also strengthened their rating points in ICC Test rankings.
The newbie in the cricket block, Sam Curran has leapfrogged 11 places to reach 55th place in the bowlers’ list and 15th position among all-rounders after gaining 27 slots. Meanwhile, Moeen Ali is the other English all-rounder who strengthened his position.
The classy all-rounder, who received the man of the match for his performance at Southampton gained 66 points to reach 543 points in bowling, He placed at 33rd in bowling and gained 1 spot to place 7th in the all-rounders’ list.
Virat Kohli leads the ICC Test rankings’ chart, Jos Buttler is the gainer:
Meanwhile, after an impeccable batting display, Virat Kohli once again placed at the top of the ICC Test rankings chart. Chetshwar Pujara, who smashed a scintillating hundred also retained his place to stay at the sixth position.
The wicketkeeper-batsman from England Jos Buttler bagged the highest points in the batsmen chart. He gained 15 slots to reach a career-best 32nd position in the batsmen’s list and 584 rating points for his stunning performances.
Buttler is five less to Ben Stokes who is placed 27th. Meanwhile, the English opener, Keaton Jennings, despite having the ordinary season gained 4 places to be placed 86th in the batsmen rankings.
Virat Kohli attained a career-high 937 rating points after registering 46 and 58 in the fourth Test. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is also coming close to the legendary players for closing most number of runs in the series.
Mohammed Shami gets back to Top 20:
The strong performances in the series fetched handsome results for the Indian bowlers. Mohammed Shami is back in the Top 20 bowler’s list with 670 points. He placed 19th in the chart.
Jasprit Bumrah, who is giving serious performances since his debut is placed at the career-best 37th position. He bagged a career-best 487 points. Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma moved up one place to stay at 25th in the ICC Test rankings.
