KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj make big gains in ICC Test Rankings

TIL Desk Sports/ Indian opening batsman K.L. Rahul has jumped 19 slots to reach 37th place while pacer Mohammed Siraj has climbed 18 places to reach at 38th position in the ICC Test Rankings released on Wednesday. Rahul and Siraj were the chief architects of India’s 151-run victory over England at Lord’s in the second Test on Monday, helping the tourists take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Rahul was adjudged Player of the Match for his knock of 129 in the first innings. The 29-year-old opener, whose career-best is the eighth position attained in November 2017, had re-entered the Test rankings at 56th position last week after the first Test at Trent Bridge.

The 27-year-old Siraj took four wickets in both innings of the Lord’s Test. His total haul of eight wickets for 126 runs ensured that India sealed a win in a riveting Lord’s Test. His fellow pacer Jasprit Bumrah dropped a spot to be at tenth place while Ravindra Jadeja moved down one spot to be third in the all-rounders’ chart.

Indian captain Virat Kohli retained his fifth place to be the top-ranked Indian batsman. Opener Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant held on to their sixth and seventh positions respectively.