NEW DELHI: A trio of young Indian cricketers have achieved new career-best ratings after their impressive performances with the bat in the fourth Test against England. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Dhruv Jurel all scored half-centuries in the series-winning match, leading to their rise in the updated ICC Men's Player Rankings for Test batters.
While Kane Williamson of New Zealand remains the top-ranked batter in the world, Joe Root of England has climbed to third place after his 31st Test century in Ranchi.
Jaiswal, Gill, and Jurel have also seen a significant improvement in their rankings, with Jaiswal moving up three places to 12th, Gill climbing four spots to 31st, and Jurel rising by 31 places to 69th.
Zak Crawley, the opener for England, has also achieved a career-best rating, moving up 10 spots to 17th on the list of Test batters. He showcased his skills with scores of 42 and 60 against India.
Root, in addition to his century, has made progress in the rankings for Test all-rounders, jumping three places to fourth.
Jasprit Bumrah, India's pace spearhead, continues to hold the top spot in the Test bowler rankings, despite being rested for the fourth Test. His teammate, Kuldeep Yadav, has made a significant jump of 10 spots to equal 32nd, achieving a new career-high ranking after his four-wicket haul in the second innings against England.
1/10:India vs England: Memorable Test series for five debutants
2/10:Dhruv Jurel
<p>Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel marked his debut in Rajkot's third Test with a first-innings 46 to give a glimpse of his promise. </p>
3/10:Match-winner
<p>Jurel rescued India from trouble twice in the fourth Test in Ranchi with 90 in the first innings to guide his side from 177-7 to 307 and then a match-winning 39 not out. </p>AP
4/10:Sarfaraz Khan
<p>Sarfaraz Khan also made his debut in Rajkot and immediately repaid the selectors by cracking 62 off 66 balls in the first innings before being run out. </p>
5/10:Fifties in debut innings
<p>Sarfaraz remained unbeaten on 68 off 72 balls in the second to help set up India's declaration as they won by a massive 434 runs. </p>AP
6/10:Akash Deep
<p>Fast bowler Akash Deep made an instant impact with the new ball on debut in the fourth Test, despite shouldering the burden of replacing Jasprit Bumrah who was rested. </p>
7/10:3-wicket burst
<p>Akash Deep ripped through the England top order with Ben Duckett caught behind and Ollie Pope trapped lbw second ball and smashed Zak Crawley's stumps. </p>Getty Images
8/10:Tom Hartley
<p>24-year-old left-armer Tom Hartley marked his debut in the 1st Test in Hyderabad with nine wickets in a match-winning display. </p>Getty Images
9/10:Hyderabad Test
<p>Hartley spun his team to victory with figures of 7-62 and his 20 wickets in four matches are more than any other bowler and he has also contributed 159 useful runs down the order. </p>PTI
10/10:Shoaib Bashir
<p>Shoaib Bashir, who has Pakistani heritage, missed the first Test due to a visa delay but was then thrown straight in for his debut in the second despite having played only six first class matches. </p>Getty ImagesIn the T20I rankings, Australia's Mitch Marsh has risen two places to 15th in the list of T20I batters and 21 spots to 13th for T20I all-rounders after his outstanding performance in the recent series against New Zealand.
Travis Head and Tim David have also made progress in the batting category, with Head moving up 18 spots to 19th and David climbing six places to 22nd.
Josh Hazlewood of Australia has re-entered the top 10 in the list of T20I bowlers, securing the seventh position after a rise of six places. Lockie Ferguson of New Zealand has also shown improvement, moving up 20 spots to 29th in the same category after his five-wicket haul in the series.
The ODI rankings have seen limited changes, but Namibia's Bernard Scholtz and Gerhard Erasmus have made gains due to their performances in the new ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle.
Scholtz has climbed six places to 11th in the list of ODI bowlers, while Erasmus has improved by eight spots to equal sixth in the ODI all-rounders category. Scholtz's current position and points tally mark the highest achievement by a Namibia player in ODI cricket.
