DUBAI: Following his 10th Test century in the first Test against the West Indies, Indian captain Rohit Sharma re-entered the top 10 spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings. Also, youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal made his maiden appearance on the updated list after a stunning debut.
India had a comfortable victory over the West Indies in the opening Test of the two-match ICC World Test Championship series in Dominica earlier this month with both Rohit and Jaiswal scoring superb centuries.
Rohit set the stage by scoring 103, which pushed the experienced captain to rise three places and inside the top 10 once again. He went slightly ahead of compatriot Rishabh Pant (11th) and Virat Kohli (14th) as the highest ranked Indian batter.
Jaiswal entered the batting rankings in 73rd place following his magnificent innings of 171 from 387 deliveries against the West Indies in what was his first Test for his country.
He registered the third-highest score for an India opener on debut and the highest away from home, to deservedly win the Player of the Match award in his inaugural Test appearance.
Apart from Rohit and Jaiswal, the No.1 ranked bowler Ravichandran Ashwin further extended his lead at the top of the bowling rankings following his 12-wicket haul for the match against the Windies.
The bowling performance saw Ashwin improve a total of 24 rating points, giving him a 56-point lead ahead of Australia captain Pat Cummins in second place on the updated rankings for Test bowlers.