KL Rahul gains 18 places in Test rankings

KL Rahul

India opener KL Rahul has made a huge gain of 18 slots to reach the 31st position among batters in the latest ICC Test rankings after his Player-of-the-Match effort that helped India defeat South Africa by 113 runs in the first Test.

Ajinkya Rahane is up two places to 25th. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami are other Indians to move up the rankings. Bumrah was up three spots to ninth after finishing with five wickets in the match, while Shami's eight wickets, including a five-for in the first innings, saw him move up two places to 17th.

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