Virat Kohli has career best rating points of 937 after fourth India-England Test. (Source: Reuters) Virat Kohli has career best rating points of 937 after fourth India-England Test. (Source: Reuters) Virat Kohli continued to stand top of the charts for ICC Test Rankings for batsmen as he accumulated scores of 46 and 58 runs in the fourth Test against England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. With 937 rating points, Kohli who now has 544 runs in the series, is 11th in the list of best ever in terms of rating points, just one adrift of a group of four – Gary Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Vivian Richards and Kumar Sangakkara. Cheteshwar Pujara, who struck a century in the first innings, also stayed in sixth position in the rankings that were updated on Monday following India’s defeat to England by 60 runs. His unbeaten 132 has, however, taking his rating points to 798 points from 763. India seamer Mohammad Shami ended the Test with six wickets which helped him return to the top-20 having gained three places. His fellow fast bowler Ishant Sharma’s four wickets see him progress to 25th position. Jasprit Bumrah meanwhile moved to his career-best 487 points while retaining 37th position. Not so surprisingly, England players made the biggest impact in the latest ranking update. Sam Curran, playing his maiden Test series, moved up 29 places to 43rd position among batsmen after playing pivotal knocks of 78 and 46. In the bowling department, he gained 11 places to reach 55th place in the bowlers’ list and 15th position among all-rounders after gaining 27 slots. Man of the Match Moeen Ali’s haul of nine wickets helped him move up three places to 33rd position with a huge gain in rating points. The offie, who grabbed five for 63 and four for 71, has gained 66 points to reach 543 points in bowling, while also gaining one slot to reach seventh place among all-rounders. Among the batsmen, Jos Buttler has jumped 15 slots to reach a career-best 32nd position and 584 rating points, just five behind England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who also gained three places to reach 29th place. ICC Test Ranking for Batsmen 1 Virat Kohli – 937 points 2 Steve Smith – 929 points 3 Kane Williamson – 847 points 4 David Warner – 820 points 5 Joe Root – 809 points 6 Cheteshwar Pujara – 798 points 7 Dimuth Karunaratne – 754 points 8 Dinesh Chandimal – 733 points 9 Dean Elgar – 724 points 10 Aiden Markram – 703 points ICC Test Rankings for Bowlers 1 James Anderson – 896 points 2 Kagiso Rabada – 882 points 3 Ravindra Jadeja – 832 points 4 Vernon Philander – 826 points 5 Pat Cummins – 800 points 6 Trent Boult – 795 points 7 Rangana Herath – 791 points 8 R Ashwin – 777 points 9 Neil Wagner – 765 points 10 Josh Hazlewood – 759 points<doc-sep>Southampton: England all-rounder Sam Curran has moved up the ICC Test rankings across the batting, bowling and all-rounder categories owing to his performances in the ongoing Test series versus India. Curran, who produced crucial knocks of 78 and 46 in the fourth Test has moved up 29 places in the Test batting rankings to the 43rd position, while he has climbed 11 places to sit at the 55th place in the bowler’s rankings. When it comes to all-rounders, Curran gained 27 slots and now sits on the 15th position. Moeen Ali moved up the bowler’s rankings as well, his haul of nine wickets in the fourth Test helping him move up three places to the 33rd position, gaining a total of 66 points. He now sits on 543 bowling points. In the all-rounder’s rankings, he moved up one place to seventh. Jos Buttler too now sits at a career best 32nd position in the Test batting rankings, after gaining fifteen slots, taking his points tally to 584 points. He now sits five points behind his compatriot Ben Stokes, who has gained three places to reach the 29th position. Keaton Jennings moved up four places to the 86th position in the batting rankings as well. Meanwhile, Indian captain Virat Kohli retained his position as the number 1 Test batsman in the world with a career high 937 rating points, post his innings’ of 46 and 58 in the fourth Test match. Kohli has scored a total of 544 runs across eight innings in the ongoing series, and is 11th in the list of best ever batsmen in terms of rating points. He sits just one position behind the quartet of Vivian Richards, Clyde Walcott, Gary Sobers and Kumar Sangakkara. Cheteshwar Pujara remains unmoved at the sixth position, but his innings of 132* which helped India take a first innings lead in the fourth Test has taken his points tally from 763 points to 798. The Indian bowlers also moved up the rankings, with Mohammed Shami breaking into the top 20 once again from his previous position of 22 to now sit at the 19th spot. Ishant Sharma’s four wickets also saw him move up one position to the 25th spot. And finally, Jasprit Bumrah now has a career-best 487 points, retaining the 37th position after his career’s fifth Test match.<doc-sep>
DUBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli maintained his top spot in the latest ICC rankings of Test batsmen, while pacer Mohammed Shami climbed up three places to return to top 20 in the bowlers' table.Kohli achieved a career-high 937 rating points after innings of 46 and 58 in the fourth Test.The Indian captain, who has scored 544 runs in his eight innings this series, is 11th in the list of best ever in terms of rating points, just one adrift of a group of four - Gary Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Vivian Richards and Kumar Sangakkara. Cheteshwar Pujara remains the second highest ranked India batsman in the list as he retained the sixth position. However, his unbeaten 132, which helped India take the first innings lead, lifted him from 763 to 798 points.In the bowlers' list, pacer Shami progressed back to the top 20 after his six-wicket match haul lifted him three places to 19th position while fellow fast bowler Ishant Sharma's four wickets saw him move up one place to 25th position.Jasprit Bumrah continued the strong start to his Test career, moving to a career-best 487 points while retaining 37th position after his fifth Test.For England, all-rounder Sam Curran made quick gains while spinner Moeen Ali also moved up after the Southampton Test, which saw the home side winning by 60 runs on Sunday to take a winning 3-1 lead in the five-match series against India.The 20-year-old Curran moved up 29 places to 43rd position among batsmen after producing crucial knocks of 78 and 46 in the fourth Test match.The left-hander, son of former Zimbabwe cricketer Kevin Curran and younger brother of England player Tom Curran, also gained 11 places to reach 55th place in the bowlers' list and 15th position among all-rounders after gaining 27 slots.Player of the match Ali's haul of nine wickets helped him move up three places to 33rd position with a huge gain in rating points.The off-spinner, who grabbed five for 63 and four for 71 in the two innings, has gained 66 points to reach 543 points in bowling, while also gaining one slot to reach seventh place among all-rounders.Jos Buttler also gained 15 slots to reach a career-best 32nd position in the batsmen's list and 584 rating points, just five behind England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has also gained three places to reach 29th position. While opener Keaton Jennings is another one to gain, moving up four places to 86th position in the list for batsmen.