ICC Men's Test Player Rankings 2023: Ravichandran Ashwin Perched On Top Of Bowlers' List; Ravindra Jadeja Number One All-Rounder

In addition to being on top of the all-rounder charts, Ravindra Jadeja is third in the bowlers' list, which is headed by Ravichandran Ashwin. Kane Williamson is number one among batters and Rohit Sharma is ranked 10th in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings

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Updated on: 6 December 2023 10:05 am

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It is not for nothing that most professional players and cricket connoisseurs consider Test matches as the true 'test' of character. If Test cricket is the pinnacle of the sport, then the?International Cricket Council's official rankings of Test players are the definitive indicator of where the foremost players of the elite cricketing nations stand in the ultimate format.?(Cricket News)

The ICC Test Player Rankings are a sound metric to evaluate the standing of international cricketers across nationalities in the five-day format of the game. The players' performances are ranked using a points-based system which involves several calculations that lead up to a sophisticated moving average.?

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Players are rated on a scale of 0 to 1000 points. If a player’s performance is an improvement on their record, the points increase, and similarly if the performance declines then the points go down.?

The value of each player’s performance in a match is calculated through an algorithm, involving a pre-programmed series of calculations based on numerous circumstances in the match. There is no human intervention in this calculation process, and no subjective assessment is made.?

Test Batting Rankings (Top 10 List)

? ? ? ? Rank	Name	Country	Rating
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	? ? ? ? ? ?883
2	Joe Root	England	859
3	Steve Smith	Australia	842
4	Babar Azam	Pakistan	829
5	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	826
6	Travis Head	Australia	818
7	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	804
8	Usman Khawaja	Australia	796
9	Harry Brook	England	773
10	Rohit Sharma	India	759

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and former England captain Joe Root occupy the first and second spots, respectively in the batting list. India skipper Rohit Sharma is currently in 10th position.

Test Bowling Rankings (Top 10 List)

? ? ? ? Rank	Name	Country	? ? ? ?Rating
1	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	879
2	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	825
3	Ravindra Jadeja	India	782
4	Pat Cummins	Australia	775
5	Shaheen Afridi	Pakistan	762
5	Ollie Robinson	England	762
7	James Anderson	England	761
8	Nathan Lyon?	Australia	760
9	Prabath Jayasuria	Sri Lanka	751
10	Mitchell Starc	Australia	742

Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin rules the bowling list with 879 points, followed by Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada at 825 points. Ashwin's spin-twin Ravindra Jadeja is placed third with 782 points.

Test All-Rounder Rankings (Top 10 List)

? ? ? ? Rank	Name	Country	? ? ? ?Rating
1	Ravindra Jadeja	India	455
2	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	370
3	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	326
4	Ben Stokes	England	307
5	Axar Patel	India	298
6	Joe Root	England	286
7	Jason Holder	West Indies	280
8	Mitchell Starc	Australia	241
9	Kyle Mayers	West Indies	240
10	Chris Woakes	England	229

Thanks to his much-improved batting, Jadeja is perched on top of the all-rounders list with 455 points. Ashwin is giving him company, ranking second with 370 points. Another Indian spinner Axar Patel is in fifth position with 298 points. ?