Virat Kohli dropped out of top 10 in Test rankings
Virat Kohli : Fans were waiting for Kohli’s century but he could not score a half-century. Virat scored 11 runs in 19 balls in India’s first innings. In the second innings, he scored 20 runs in 40 balls.
India lost by 7 wickets in the last matches of the 5-match Test series played between India and England from July 1 to 5. With this the series was drawn 2-2. This series started last year, but due to Corona, the last match could not be played. In such a situation, this rescheduled match was played on India’s tour of England. Virat Kohli’s performance in the last match was very disappointing.
31 runs scored in the last test
Fans were waiting for Kohli’s century but he could not score a half-century. Virat scored 11 runs in 19 balls in India’s first innings. In the second innings, he scored 20 runs in 40 balls. He has dropped out of the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings after 6 years.
Kohli at 13th position
Kohli is currently ranked 13th in the Test rankings with a rating of 714. At the same time, two Indian batsmen are included in the top 10. Rishabh Pant, who batted vigorously against England, has gained 5 places and has reached the 5th position. At the same time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has slipped 1 place to 9th position. Joe Root of England is at the first position with 923 points.
England fast bowler James Anderson has gained one slot to reach sixth position after taking six wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings, while captain Ben Stokes is up two places to 43rd in the latest update that includes the first WTC series match between Sri Lanka and Australia.
Australia batter Cameron Green has attained a career-best 30th position after his Player of the Match effort of 77 in the first innings that helped set up a 10-wicket victory in the low-scoring match in Galle while his compatriot Alex Carry is up to 58th for his useful knock of 45. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon has moved from 18th to 13th among bowlers after finishing with nine wickets in the match.