India rank No. 1 in all three formats, Ashwin rises to 2nd in ICC Test rankings

India on Wednesday claimed the top spot in the latest ICC Test rankings to become the number one ranked side in all three formats of the gameIndias big innings and 132run win over Australia in the first Test catapulted the Men in Blue to the top spot dislodging the Pat Cumminsled teamAlready the top T20 side India had reached the number one spot in ODIs last month after beating New Zealand 30India 115 are four rating points ahead of Australia 111 in the Test rankings and a win in the second Test starting Friday will not only consolidate their top spot but also aid their push for entering second consecutive World Test Championship FinalIndia need to win the fourmatch Border Gavaskar Trophy 31 or 30 to make the finalAmong individuals India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin jumped to the second spot in the Mens Test Bowlers Rankings following his eightwicket show against Australia in NagpurLeftarm spinner Ravindra Jadeja who made a successful comeback after almost five months due to a knee injury has moved up to the 16th position courtesy his playerofthematch winning effort in the BorderGavaskar Trophy seriesopenerAlso Read BorderGavaskar Trophy Battle for WTC final spot heats up as marauding India takes on resilient AussiesThe spin duo haunted Australia in the first Test between by sharing 15 wickets between them as India won by an innings 132 runs inside three daysAshwin ensured India wrapped up a stunning victory before tea on the third day as the veteran offspinner took 537 in the second innings to go with 342 earlier in the matchThe 36yearold is 21 rating points behind Australia captain Pat Cummins and is contention to return to the No1 ranking for the first time since 2017While Ashwin stepped up in what turned out to be the last session of the Test Jadeja did the damage on the first day with 547 including the prized wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus LabuschagneJadeja then took 234 in the second Australian innings Australia were bowled out for just 91Among other Indian bowlers pacer Jasprit Bumrah who too has been out of action since September last due to a lower back stress fracture is placed fifthIn the Test batting chart India captain Rohit Sharma has been rewarded for his matchdefining ton in Nagpur He gained two spots to be at number eightRohit came to the crease after Australia were all out for 177 in their first innings then made the wicket look allbut tame with an assured 120 that set the tone for the rest of the matchWicketkeeper Rishabh Pant who will be out of action for an indefinite period following his horrific car accident is the other Indian batter in top10 He is placed seventhIn contrast Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja have paid the price for being dismissed cheaply twiceWarner has fallen six places to 20th after his scores of 1 and 10 while Khawaja has dropped two spots to 10th after only making 1 and 5 in the first TestAustralian duo of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith occupy the top two position with Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the third spotIndia allrounder Axar Patel has leaped six places to seventh in Test allrounder rankings after coming to the crease at a tense 240 for 7 He hit a patient 84 for his highest score in the formatThe second Test between India and Australia will be played in New Delhi from FridayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever