India opening batsman Rohit Sharma was one of the few batsmen to move up in the ICC Test Rankings after the controversial third Test against England.
Rohit Sharma into top ten
Rohit moved into the top ten, jumping six places to a career-best eighth in the rankings for batsmen. He top-scored in the first innings with 66 and remained unbeaten on 25 in the second to move ahead of compatriot Cheteshwar Pujara and become India’s second highest-ranked batsman after Virat Kohli, who remains fifth.
England opener Zak Crawley’s knock of 53 in the first innings was enough to see him advance 15 places to 46th in what was the only notable gain for any of the Three Lions batsmen.
In terms of the bowling rankings, man of the match Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were the big gainers.
Patel’s 11-wicket match haul has helped him gain 30 slots to reach 38th position, while Ashwin’s seven scalps have lifted him four places to third position.Â
England spinner Jack Leach has entered the top 30 for the first time, moving up three places to 28th after taking four wickets. Captain Joe Root’s maiden five-wicket haul has lifted him 16 places to 72nd among bowlers while he is now joint-13th among all-rounders.
ICC Test Player Rankings
ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 28 February 2021, after the third India-England Test in Ahmedabad)
Batsmen (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | K Williamson | NZ | 919! | 54.31 | 919 v Pak at Christchurch 2021 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Steve Smith | Aus | 891 | 61.8 | 947 v SA at Durban 2018 |
| 3 | ( – ) | M Labuschagne | Aus | 878*! | 60.8 | 878 v India at Brisbane 2021 |
| 4 | ( – ) | Joe Root | Eng | 853 | 49.6 | 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Virat Kohli | India | 836 | 52.74 | 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018 |
| 6 | ( – ) | Babar Azam | Pak | 760 | 44.22 | 800 v Ban at Rawalpindi 2020 |
| 7 | ( – ) | Henry Nicholls | NZ | 747 | 43.91 | 778 v Ban at Wellington 2019 |
| 8 | (+6) | Rohit Sharma | India | 742 ! | 46.65 | 742 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2021 |
| 9 | ( – ) | David Warner | Aus | 724 | 48.09 | 880 v NZ at Perth 2015 |
| 10 | (-2) | C Pujara | India | 708 | 46.81 | 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 46 | (+15) | Zak Crawley | Eng | 537* | 37.16 | 605 v Pak at Southampton 2020 |
Bowlers (top 10)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Pat Cummins | Aus | 908 | 21.59 | 914 v Eng at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 2 | ( – ) | Neil Wagner | NZ | 825 | 26.32 | 859 v Aus at Melbourne 2019 |
| 3 | (+4) | R Ashwin | India | 823 | 24.95 | 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016 |
| 4 | ( – ) | J Hazlewood | Aus | 816 | 25.65 | 864 v India at Bengaluru 2017 |
| 5 | ( – ) | Tim Southee | NZ | 811 | 28.7 | 826 v Pak at Mount Maunganui 2020 |
| 6 | (-3) | J Anderson | Eng | 809 | 26.52 | 903 v India at Lord’s 2018 |
| 7 | (-1) | Stuart Broad | Eng | 800 | 27.71 | 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016 |
| 8 | (+1) | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 753 | 23.36 | 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018 |
| 9 | (-1) | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 746* | 22.1 | 834 v WI at Jamaica 2019 |
| 10 | ( – ) | Mitchell Starc | Aus | 744 | 27.57 | 807 v NZ at Perth 2019 |
Other selected rankings
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Avge | Highest Rating |
| 28 | (+3) | Jack Leach | Eng | 578*! | 29.5 | 578 v India at Ahmedabad 2021 |
| 38 | (+30) | Axar Patel | India | 469*! | 9.44 | 469 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2021 |
| 72 | (+16) | Joe Root | Eng | 241*! | 41.83 | 241 v India at Ahmedabad 2021 |
All-rounders (top five)
| Rank | (+/-) | Player | Team | Pts | Highest Rating |
| 1 | ( – ) | Jason Holder | WI | 407 | 485 v Eng at Southampton 2020 |
| 2 | ( – ) | R Jadeja | India | 394 | 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017 |
| 3 | ( – ) | Ben Stokes | Eng | 384 | 497 v WI at Old Trafford 2020 |
| 4 | ( – ) | S Al Hasan | Ban | 352 | 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017 |
| 5 | ( – ) | R Ashwin | India | 346 | 492 v Eng at Mohali 2016 |
* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
! indicates career-highest rating
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