According to the most recent ICC Test rankings, India Captain Rohit Sharma has once again cracked the top-10 batters in Test cricket. The seasoned opener furthered his supremacy in Tests ever since switching to the opener with a magnificent hundred against West Indies in Dominica.
His second century outside of his own country and tenth overall helped him move up from thirteenth to tenth. Yashasvi Jaiswal, a fellow opener, made an outstanding Test debut, hitting 171, which enabled him join the ICC Test Rankings at the 73rd spot.
With 12 wickets in the Dominica Test, Ravichandran Ashwin once again shown why he is the No. 1 ranked Test bowler, solidifying his position atop the ICC Test Rankings for bowlers. Pat Cummins, who is presently in second position with 828 rating points, is well behind Ashwin with 884.
Ravindra Jadeja, a left-arm spinner, too had some success with the ball in Dominica. Taking five wickets during the match and moving up three positions to seventh place among bowlers with 779 rating points. According to the most recent rankings, he continues to be the best all-around player with 449 rating points.
Captain Rohit Sharma: I was quite disappointed with my dismissal
In order to guarantee that India only had to bat once in Dominica. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal put up an incredible 229 runs for the first wicket.
He was unhappy with how he was out since. After achieving his second foreign hundred, he was immediately stranded in front. Rohit Sharma has already demonstrated that once he hits 100, he wants to make it a big one.
Here is what the skipper addressed the media on this before to the second Test:
“Every time you leave, you feel let down. Because I was batting well in the last Test, I was quite dissatisfied in my removal. I was able to focus well for a while.”
There was a fantastic chance to get a huge score. At the time, I regretted it, but now I’m concentrating on what I can do differently moving forward.
With players like Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini awaiting opportunities, it would be intriguing to watch whether India makes any changes to their starting lineup for the second Test in Trinidad.
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