ICC Test rankings: Axar Patel surges to career-best position, Kuldeep Yadav jumps 19 spots | Cricket News – Times of India
DUBAI: India all-rounder Axar Patel jumped 20 spots to reach a career-best 18th position while spinner Kuldeep Yadav catapulted 19 places to 49th in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday.Kuldeep, who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his eight for 113 in the first Test of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) against Bangladesh, has 455 rating points.Axar, who claimed five five scalps in the match, has 650 points as he broke into the top 20.Meanwhile, the injured Jasprit Bumrah (4th) and Ravichandran Ashwin (5th) continued their stay in top five.Among batters, veteran Cheteshwar Pujara and young Shubman Gill jumped 10 positions each to be 16th and 54th.Pujara knocks of 90 and 102 in the first Test against Bangladesh last week helped him break into the top 20 with 664...