ICC Rankings, Ashwin retains 2nd place while Anderson rises 3 places despite the Ashes disaster

Dubai, December 29 : Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is still in second place, while James Anderson has risen three spots to No.The latest ICC Test Bowling Rankings were released Wednesday.

Indias white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma is currently playing in South Africas Test series.Test skipper Viratkohli remains in seventh place in this category.

Even though the Ashes loss was disappointing, James Anderson leapfrogged Neil Wagner of New Zealand, South Africa, and Josh Hazlewood, to move up to fifth place in the bowling rankings.Australian fast Mitchell Starc has made an impact on the Ashes and has been promoted to the All-rounders category, where he is now at fifth.James Andersons astonishing 4/33 performance in the Ashes Test saw him rise three places to No.5 on the Test Bowling Rankings.Anderson was the one who got first blood.

He dismissed Australias David Warner at stumps after England had been bowled for just 185.He bowled an excellent spell the next day and received Steve Smiths wicket.Marcus Harris was also out when Anderson took the wicket.

He looked on track for 100 runs on 76.Anderson broke the 34-run gap between Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins by taking the wicket of Australian skipper.This ensured that the hosts didnt lose a huge lead.Scott Boland, amongst all the bowlers present in the match debuted at No.74 on the Test Bowling Rankings.His Player of the Match winning figures of 6/7 were returned by Australia in the second innings.

This helped them win the match and keep the Ashes.Ben Stokes was No.5 and Starc moved one spot up to No.5.Starc again proved to be a formidable player with the bat, scoring five runs in two innings of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne.Starc also contributed 24 runs, which helped Australia extend their lead to 82.Marcus Harris had endured difficult series until Boxing Day Test, where he got 76.He climbed 29 places and reached the top 100 batters.Now, he is No.83 according to the most recent weekly rankings updates.akm #Ashwin #retains #Anderson #rises #Ashes #disaster #Cricket #BCCI #ICC #IPL #Sports David #Ravichandran #James.