Kohli, Bumrah, Pant climb up places in the latest ICC Test rankings; Mandhana named in T20I Team of the year
Xtra Time Web Desk : International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday published their latest Test Rankings as Virat Kohli moved up two spots in the batsmen's ranking from ninth to seventh.
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant's unbeaten century in the second innings of the series-deciding third Test against South Africa lifted him 10 places to 14th, while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's six wickets in Cape Town took him back to the top 10 in the bowling chart.
On the other hand, India opening batter Smriti Mandana was also named in the XI as the only Indian in the ICC T20I Women's Team of the Year.
With 255 runs at an average of 31.87, Mandhana was India's highest scorer in the format in 2021. She scored two fifties in the nine matches she played this year, and got her team off to rapid starts regularly, as evident up by her strike rate of 131.44.
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