Dubai, Dec 31: Cheteshwar Pujara held remained the best-placed Indian batsman at the seventh spot, while R Ashwin was also steady at the same position in the bowlers’ chart of the latest ICC Test rankings issued today.
However, Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane, who missed centuries in the lost second Test to South Africa yesterday, made significant gains in the rankings.
Vijay, who scored 97 and six, earned six places and is now 38th while Rahane, who scored 51 not out and 96, has rocketed 63 places to 65th position. These are career-best rankings of the two India youngsters to-date.
In the South African team, Jacques Kallis has retired in 12th position rankings for Test batsmen after he inspired South Africa to a 10-wicket victory over India in the second and final Test in Durban, the ICC said in a statement.
Kallis scored a fine 115, his 45th Test century, which helped South Africa to secure a decisive 166-run first innings lead.
During his innings, Kallis also became the third most successful batsman in the history of the game after Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) and Ricky Ponting (13,378) as he finished his career with 13,289 runs.(PTI)
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