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Spinner Jadeja climbs to career-best 13th in Tests
Dubai: Following his match-winning performance against South Africa in the first Test in Mohali, Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja achieved a career-best ranking of 13th, jumping eight places in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowlers rankings released on Wednesday.
Jadeja is now only behind Indian bowler behind offie Ravichandran Ashwin (fifth spot) in the ICC rankings. The slow left-arm bowler picked eight wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings, in the first Test to gain in rankings.
He also took four wickets on the first day of the second Test in Bengaluru before the next four days were washed out by heavy showers.
Among the Indian batsmen, opener Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli all dropped a place to be ranked 12th, 14th and 17th whereas opener Shikhar Dhawan gained five positions and is now 33rd.
South Africa one-day skipper AB de Villiers, who played his 100th Test in Bengaluru, is leading the batting chart while compatriot pacer Dale Steyn has retained his No.1 position in bowlers’ rankings.
ICC Test batsmen rankings (top-10)
1. AB de Villiers (SA) 899 points
2. Steven Smith (Aus) 893
3. Kane Williamson (NZ) 893
4. Joe Root (Eng) 886
5. David Warner (Aus) 880
6. Hashim Amla (SA) 851
7. Angelo Mathews (SL) 851
8. Younus Khan (Pak) 826
9. Alastair Cook (Eng) 803
10. Ross Taylor (NZ) 797
ICC Test bowlers rankings (top-10)
1. Dale Steyn (SA) 893 points
2. James Anderson (Eng) 846
3. Yasir Shah (Pak) 846
4. Stuart Broad (Eng) 840
5. Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) 806
6. Trent Boult (NZ) 781
7. Vernon Philander (SA) 761
8. Rangana Herath (SL) 751
9. Mitchell Johnson (Aus) 744
10. Morne Morkel (SA) 690
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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