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Ashwin reclaims top spot in ICC Test rankings
Dubai : Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday surged to the top of the International Cricket Council(ICC) player rankings for Test bowlers with a career-best haul of 13/140 in the third and final Test against New Zealand.
Ashwin, who was named Man of the Series after he finished with 27 wickets in a 3-0 sweep by India, now has 220 wickets, the most by any bowler after 39 Tests.
Ranked third before the final Test in Indore, Ashwin has leapfrogged pacers James Anderson and Dale Steyn to attain a career-best rating of 900 points.
Among the batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane has attained a career-best sixth rank. The Mumbai batsman gained five slots after starting the match at 11th position.
Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli also moved up the rankings. Pujara’s knocks of 41 and unbeaten 101 have helped him move up one place to the 14th rank, while Kohli’s scores of 211 and 17 in the final Test have helped him jump four places to 16th position.
In the all-rounders’ list, Ravindra Jadeja reached a career-best joint-third rank.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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