Ravichandran Ashwin replaces Anderson as No.1 ranked Test bowler

Veteran Indian offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday jumped to the top of the latest ICC Mens Test Bowling Rankings replacing England pacer James AndersonAshwin claimed the top spot after taking six wickets in Indias emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New DelhiAnderson dropped to second place after Englands stunning loss to New Zealand in the Wellington TestThe 36yearold Ashwin first claimed the top honour among Test bowlers in 2015 and has returned to the top spot on several occasions since thenAshwin bagged big wickets in Indias win in Dehli removing Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith in the same over of the first innings before returning to pick up Alex Carey for a duckThe offspinner was at it again in the second innings picking up three of the top five while his spinbowling accomplice Ravindra Jadeja rattled through the rest of the Australia batters from the other endAshwin has an opportunity to extend his latest stay in the No1 spot in Indias remaining two Tests on home soil in the ongoing BorderGavaskar TrophyAshwin is the third No1 Test bowler in as many weeks after Anderson replaced Australia captain Pat Cummins at the summit last time around The trio continue to make up the top three bowlers in the latest rankingsAlso readAustralia ropes in Ashwin duplicate to combat spin ahead of BorderGavaskar TrophyAnderson is now five rating points behind Ashwin who remains on 864 pointsJadejas 10 wickets in the second Test against Australia also sees him move up the bowling rankings into eighth spotJadeja and Ashwin occupy the top two positions in Test AllRounder RankingsEnglands Joe Root is the other big mover in the allrounder rankings up two spots to eighthRoots return to top form in Wellington also sees him leapfrog Travis Head and Babar Azam into third position in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Batting RankingsMarnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith remain first and second respectively among Test battersNew Zealander Tom Blundell is a new arrival in the top 10 rising four places to seventh after he helped the Black Caps to their famous followon victory by one run in the second Test against EnglandEngland young gun Harry Brook continues his meteoric rise up the batting rankings after another superb century climbing 15 places to draw level with Virat Kohli in 16thThis 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