India dropped a place to the fourth spot in the Test rankings, after playing out a draw against hosts Bangladesh in a rain-hit one-off Test at Fatullah on Sunday.
India, England and Pakistan each have 97 points, according to the latest International Cricket Council rankings. But India are ahead of the other two nations when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point. (Fatullah Test Highlights)
India have 97.47 points, marginally ahead of England on 97.33 while Pakistan have 96.75 points. South Africa head the list with 130 points, ahead of second-placed Australia (108) and New Zealand (99). (Ganguly Backs Kohli for Preferring Rohit Over Pujara in Fatullah Test)
At Fatullah, India declared their first innings at 462/6, Bangladesh were bowled out for 256 and were forced to bat again on the fifth day. The hosts were 23/0 when both captains agreed to call it a draw on Sunday.
The draw helped Bangladesh gain two ranking points to reach 41, but remain at their current ninth-spot position behind the West Indies (84).
Dhawan, Vijay rise; Virat falls Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay achieved career-best positions but skipper Virat Kohli dropped out of the ICC rankings’ top-10 after the drawn one-off cricket Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah.
Vijay has moved up three places to 20th, while Dhawan has vaulted 15 places to 45th. Ajinkya Rahane is the other notable mover and despite missing out on a century, he has climbed up four places to a career-high 22nd to date, the ICC said in a statement.
However, Kohli has slipped a rung to 11th. In the bowlers’ chart, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan have gained one place each and are now 12th and 16th, respectively.
Australia fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have also achieved career-best rankings to date. Starc has moved up four places to 21st after match figures of four for 84, while Hazlewood has also gained four places following match figures of seven for 56 and is now in 27th spot.