Steven Smith’s fighting hundred against India saw him consolidate his position at the top of the ICC Rankings for Test Batsmen © AFP
Australia captain Steven Smith reached a career-high 939 points to extend his lead at the top of the ICC Rankings for Test Batsmen after the first Test between India and Australia. His new tally of 939 rating points puts him at sixth in the all-time list, behind Don Bradman (961), Len Hutton (945), Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting (both 942) and Peter May (941).
Smith, who struck crucial knocks of 27 and 109 in the Pune Test, now leads second-placed Virat Kohli by 66 points and third-placed Joe Root by 91.
A strong outing for Josh Hazlewood – who went up to 860 points – moved him to joint-second in the ICC Rankings for Test Bowlers with Ravindra Jadeja. R Ashwin remained at the top with 878 rating points.
Matt Renshaw‘s gutsy knocks moved him 18 places up to 34th, his career-best ranking, while Steve O’Keefe‘s career-best performance of 12 for 70 in the Pune Test saw him move up 33 positions, to a career-high ranking of 29th.
Mitchell Starc, who excelled with bat and ball in Pune, moved three spots up to fourth in the rankings for Test All-rounders, where Ashwin leads the pack as well.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo