Meanwhile, Australia’s Travis Head has made a strong return to the top 10, jumping six spots to the fifth position following his match-winning century in the Adelaide Test against India. Head’s impressive innings of 140 runs from 141 balls played a crucial role in Australia’s 10-wicket victory. His performance has been a significant boost to his ranking and has placed him among the elite Test batters in the world.
Dip for Indian Batters in ICC Test Rankings
Meanwhile, Indian batting stars saw a dip in their rankings after the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India lost to Australia by 10 wickets in the pink-ball Test, days after they won the series opener in Perth.
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Captain Rohit Sharma slipped out of the top 30, dropping five spots following his twin failures in the pink-ball Test. Virat Kohli dropped six places to No. 20 while Rishabh Pant dropped three spots to No. 9. Yashasvi Jaiswal is the only Indian in the top 5 as the left-hander retained his No. 4 spot in the latest batting charts.
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