{"id":37406,"date":"2019-09-03T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37406"},"modified":"2019-09-03T10:14:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T10:14:45","slug":"kohli-slips-behind-smith-in-test-rankings-bumrah-attains-highest-rating-points-by-an-india-seamer-since-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37406","title":{"rendered":"Kohli slips behind Smith in Test Rankings; Bumrah attains highest rating points by an India seamer since 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-37391\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies.jpg\" alt=\"Jasprit Bumrah West Indies\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>India captain Virat Kohli has slipped behind Australia\u2019s Steve Smith in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the second Test against the West Indies, which ended on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli\u2019s scores of 76 and zero in Kingston were not enough for him to hold on to the top ranking, which he had attained in August 2018 during India\u2019s tour of England, when he scored 593 runs in five Tests and was named player of the series jointly with England all-rounder Sam Curran.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli is now one point behind Smith at 903 rating points, with the former Australia captain having the opportunity to consolidate his position in the remaining two matches of the ongoing Ashes series and move towards his career best of 947 rating points, the second best ever after Don Bradman\u2019s 961.<\/p>\n<p>Smith finds himself in top position for the first time in June 2015. He has been at the top for 141 Tests, the third most in history after Gary Sobers and Viv Richards.<\/p>\n<p>India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane\u2019s scores of 24 and 64 not out have lifted him four places to seventh position, the first time since August 2017 that he is in the top 10. Hanuma Vihari has gained 40 places to reach 30th position after knocks of 111 and 53 not out that won him the player of the match award as India completed a 2-0 win in the two-match series.<\/p>\n<p>India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who became the third Indian after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan to take a Test hat-trick during his first innings haul of six for 27, has moved to a career-best third position from seventh before this match. His tally of 835 rating points is the highest by an India seamer since Kapil Dev in February 1981.<\/p>\n<p>For the West Indies, captain Jason Holder has moved from 11th to fourth after his six scalps that included a five-wicket haul in the first innings while Kraigg Brathwaite has also gained two spots to move to 93rd in the bowlers\u2019 list.<\/p>\n<p>Among their batsmen, Shimron Hetmyer has gained one spot to reach 48th position while Jermaine Blackwood, who came in as a concussion substitute for Darren Bravo, has re-entered the rankings in 78th position after scoring 38 runs in West Indies\u2019 second innings.<\/p>\n<p>ICC World Test Championship: India\u2019s win in both Tests sees them atop the ICC World Test Championship standings with 120 points as they garnered maximum points available for a series in the nine-team competition, which was launched last month to add context to the longest format of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka and New Zealand, who drew their recent two-match series 1-1, are on 60 points each while England and Australia are on 32 each after three completed Tests of their five-match Ashes series. With 48 points still at stake in the series, either of the side can rise up to 80 points by winning the next two matches.<\/p>\n<p>The points in the WTC are evenly distributed over the number of matches in a series (two to five), which were decided by the Member countries as per their bilateral agreements. Thus, the points can vary from 60 for each match of a two-Test series to 24 for each match of a five-Test series.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams of the championship, which also features Bangladesh, Pakistan and South Africa, will be played in the UK in June 2021 with the winners crowned the World Test Champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 3 September, after the Kingston Test)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Batsmen (top 10)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Avge&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 904&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 63.24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 947 v SA at Durban 2018<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virat Kohli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 903&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 53.14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K Williamson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 878&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 52.22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 915 v Ban at Hamilton 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C Pujara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 825&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 49.87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Henry Nicholls&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 749&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44.25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 778 v Ban at Wellington 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joe Root&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 726&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48.20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Rahane&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 725&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 42.23&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 825 v NZ at Indore 2016<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tom Latham&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 724!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 44.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 724 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D Karunaratne&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 723&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36.93&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018<br \/>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aiden Markram&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 719*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 43.80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other selected rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>30 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+40)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H Vihari&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 601*!&nbsp;&nbsp; 45.60&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 601 v WI at Jamaica 2019<br \/>48 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S Hetmyer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 527*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 28.44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 561 v Eng at Barbados 2019<br \/>71 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (RE)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J Blackwood&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 435&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30.26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 575 v Eng at Barbados 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bowlers (top 10)<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pat Cummins&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 908&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21.48&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 914 v Eng at Lord&#8217;s 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K Rabada&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 851&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21.77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jt Bumrah&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 835*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 19.24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 835 v WI at Jamaica 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J Anderson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 814&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26.94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 903 v India at Lord&#8217;s 2018<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Holder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 814!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27.26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 814 v India at Jamaica 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; V Philander&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 813&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 21.64&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 912 v India at Johannesburg 2013<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trent Boult&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 795&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27.35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 825 v Eng at Lord&#8217;s 2015<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Neil Wagner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 785&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27.51&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 801 v Ban at Wellington 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kemar Roach&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 780!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26.94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 780 v India at Jamaica 2019<br \/>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M Abbas&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 770*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 18.86&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Other selected rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp; Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>93=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K Brathwaite&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 124*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 56.94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 225 v India at Antigua 2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>All-rounders (top five)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Holder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 472!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 472 v India at Jamaica 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ben Stokes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 411!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 411 v Aus at Headingley 2019<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; S Al Hasan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ban&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 399&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R Jadeja&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; India&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 389&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( &#8211; )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; V Philander&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 326&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 377 v SL at Galle 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-37391\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies.jpg\" alt=\"Jasprit Bumrah West Indies\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 8px;\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Jasprit-Bumrah-West-Indies-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>India captain Virat Kohli has slipped behind Australia\u2019s Steve Smith in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the second Test against the West Indies, which ended on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli\u2019s scores of 76 and zero in Kingston were not enough for him to hold on to the top ranking, which he had attained in August 2018 during India\u2019s tour of England, when he scored 593 runs in five Tests and was named player of the series jointly with England all-rounder Sam Curran.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli is now one point behind Smith at 903 rating points, with the former Australia captain having the opportunity to consolidate his position in the remaining two matches of the ongoing Ashes series and move towards his career best of 947 rating points, the second best ever after Don Bradman\u2019s 961.<\/p>\n<p>Smith finds himself in top position for the first time in June 2015. He has been at the top for 141 Tests, the third most in history after Gary Sobers and Viv Richards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kohli slips behind Smith in Test Rankings; Bumrah attains highest rating points by an India seamer since 1981 - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37406\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kohli slips behind Smith in Test Rankings; Bumrah attains highest rating points by an India seamer since 1981 - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"India captain Virat Kohli has slipped behind Australia\u2019s Steve Smith in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after the second Test against the West Indies, which ended on Monday. 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