Twitter erupts as Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja soar high in ICC Test rankings
Pujara is closely followed by Joe Root (881 points) and Kane Williamson (880 points) in the list.
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Team India has been in a dominating form in the recent times. This is evident from their rise to the top spot in the ICC Test rankings. Certainly, this needed a lot of hard work from the players. Two of their star players – Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja – were recently awarded for their contributions to the team. Both Pujara and Jadeja have escalated to the second spot in the ICC batsmen and the ICC bowlers’ rankings in Test cricket respectively.
Speaking about Cheteshwar Pujara, the Saurashtra lad has been scoring tons at will in the longest format of the game. He has been the most consistent batsman for the Indian team in the ongoing season, and was a top performer in the grand home season on 2016-17. Pujara’s most recent exploit was against Sri Lanka at Nagpur where he hit a fine ton.
Cheteshwar Pujara sits comefortably at the second spot in the rankings with 888 points to his name. The list is topped by Australian captain Steve Smith, who has 941 points to his name. Pujara is closely followed by Joe Root (881 points) and Kane Williamson (880 points) in the list. Steve Smith has been in supreme form. He singlehandedly bailed out Australia from the trouble in the first Ashes Test. Commenting on Ravindra Jadeja’s rise, the left arm spinner boasts of 880 points to his name in the rankings.
English bowler James Anderson tops the list with 891 points. Among the other Indians in the frame, skipper Virat Kohli remains at the number 5 spot in the Test rankings for batsmen. KL Rahul manages to stay in the top 10 as well with number 9 position. Among the bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin has slipped to number 4 position. He will have his chance to escalate up the rankings when India plays the third Test against Sri Lanka.
The herculean rise of the Indian cricketers in the rankings – Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja in particular – saw the social media go for a tizzy. The fans absolutely loved the rise of these two players and posted quite a few updates. The fans showed respect for the Australian captain Steve Smith as well. Smith’s sublime form in Test cricket remains unmatched by any other player.
Here is how the Twitterati reacted:
#Pujara Is Now No.2 Test Batsman In ICC Rankings!
Last Time, An Indian Was No.1 In Test, It Was In Jan 2011@sachin_rt Is No.1 Test Batsman At tht Time!
— Shebas Tendulkar (@ShebasTendulkar) November 28, 2017
ICC Test Ranking for Batsman:
1. Smith
2. Pujara
3. Root
4. Kane
5. Kohli
6. Warner
7. Amla
8. Azhar
9. Rahul— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 28, 2017
BTW, Pujara has a better Test Average than the genius Virat. ? https://t.co/tBotKQB0hv
— Shwetank (@shwetankbhushan) November 28, 2017
Cheteshwar Pujara rises to No. 2 in the latest ICC Test ranking for batsmen. pic.twitter.com/Msa2On7uWe
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2017
Smith extends lead as No. 1 Test batsman, Pujara climbs to No. 2: A substantial knock in the next Test could put the Australia captain in the second position on the on the all-time list of most points accumulated by a Test batsman, only behind Sir Don Bradman
— InfoJoule (@UsmanSwift) November 28, 2017
ICC Test Rankings for Batsman:
941➡️Steve Smith??
888➡️Chateshwar Pujara??
881➡️Joe Root??
880➡️Kane Williamson??
877➡️Virat Kohli??
826➡️David Warner??
795➡️Hashim Amla
755➡️Azhar Ali??
735➡️KL Rahul??
732➡️Dean Elgar??— MOHAMMED JEELANI (@am_jaanu) November 28, 2017
Jasprit Bumrah & Ravindra Jadeja – The horses for courses. pic.twitter.com/osX48svn9N
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2017
Kagiso Rabada dropped to 3rd behind Ravindra Jadeja in the James Anderson-led Test bowlers Rankings while Dale Steyn remains in 8th spot #SSCricket
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) November 28, 2017
Only Don Bradman, Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting in Test history have found themselves in a better form than Steve Smith according to ICC Rankings..#ModernLegend #AusvEng #Ashes pic.twitter.com/B2eTuhIgRG
— Encrypted Layman!! (@FreddieFaizan) November 28, 2017
Steve Smith has taken the word consistency to a whole new level. pic.twitter.com/uKmuTfywDL
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 28, 2017
Just four batsmen in Test history have found themselves in a better form than Steve Smith according to ICC Rankings. Don Bradman, Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs and Ricky Ponting. #Ashes
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 28, 2017
Steve Smith has taken test cricket to another level, comparing him with any other cricketer of this generation is a sin https://t.co/NpnGeiELOq
— Mike? (@beingmike12) November 28, 2017
If Smith (941) is able to produce another strong performance in the day/night Test at the Adelaide Oval, then he has a solid chance of leapfrogging Hutton (945), Hobbs (942), Ponting (942) and May (941) into second place behind Bradman (961). #Ashes pic.twitter.com/8MvG5DfuEQ
— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) November 28, 2017
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