Ben Stokes and Ravira will Jadeja have made significant progress in the ranking of the male test players of the ICC after their performance in the fourth test pulled between England and India. Stokes went to third position among versatile while Jadeja has reinforced her advance at the top of the versatile classification with 422 rating points.The captain of England Stokes has climbed three positions to reach his highest versatile classification since December 2022. His screening of 141 points and six counters, including a transport with five gates in the first round, propelled him eight places up to 34th among the strikers and the 42nd position among the Bassels.
The 107 undefeated jadeja points in the second round and four counters increased its rating points by 13, which put him 117 points ahead of Mehidy Hasan from Bangladesh in the versatile classification. He also improved his position among the strikers, amounting five places to the 29th and among the quisors, advancing a place at 14th.Joe Root extended his advance in the strikers’ ranking after his 150 score at Old Trafford. He now leads Kane Williamson, second, of 37 rating points. The openers in England Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley have also increased, Duckett up five places at 10th and Crawley amounting to two places to 43rd.The Washington Sundar in India has made significant progress after its 101 undefeated take place in the second round. Its 203 partnership takes place with Jadeja helped India get a draw in the test. Sundar has climbed eight places to reach the 65th position in the strikers’ ranking and also advanced eight joint-13th positions among versatile.In the bowling ranking, Jofra Archer’s return to Test Cricket was marked by a significant improvement. His three counters for 73 points raised him 38 places in 63rd position. Chris Woakes set up a place at 23rd after winning three counters in the match.
Abhishek Sharma file photo of India. (Photo BCCI)
In the T20i ranking, Abhishek Sharma of India claimed the first position among the strikers for the first time. This follows the departure of Travis Head from first place after missing the Australian series in the Antilles.The T20i ranking has undergone several other changes. Australia Josh Inglis increased six places in ninth position after having scored 172 points, including two half-century, in the Antilles series. Tim David and Cameron Green have reached the best career ranking, David climbing 12 places in 18th and Green advancing 64 places at the 24th.The Bowling classification in T20I cricket remains largely unchanged at the top, Jacob Duffy retaining its position after helping New Zealand winning the Zimbabwe international trial trial with six counters. Australian fast launcher Nathan Ellis has improved his ranking, up seven places in the eighth position.Brandon King of the Antilles has also made progress in the T20i strikers, advancing nine places to share 21st position. These changes reflect current developments in international cricket in the Test and T20i formats, the performances of players constantly influencing their positions in the world ranking.