Kohli surges to career-best fourth

Wednesday 23rd November 2016 06:56 EST
 
 

India's Test captain Virat Kohli has moved to a career-high fourth place in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Kohli's scores of 167 and 81 played a huge difference in India's win over England in Visakhapatnam -his total of 248 runs was two more than the margin of victory - and saw him earn 97 points to break past the top ten mark for the first time in his 50-Test career. In crossing the 800-point mark for the first time, the 28-year-old has become the 11th Indian batsman to do so. Should Kohli - ranked No 1 in T20Is - continue his strong form in the third Test in Mohali starting Saturday, he could close the gap on the top spot. Ahead of Kohli at second is England's Joe Root with a lead of 22 points. Other members of India's Test squad to make upwards movements are Cheteshwar Pujara, whose 119 in the first innings in Visakhapatnam helped him move from tenth to ninth; pace bowler Mohammed Shami who gained five places to reach a career-best 21st place; and Ravindra Jadeja who moved up one spot to sixth.


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