Rishabh Pant returns to top-10 in ICC Test batting rankings.
It took a long time for Indian team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant to return to the field after a car accident in December 2022. After Pant returned to the field with the IPL played this year, he then returned to international cricket with the T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, after almost 2 years, Rishabh Pant also made a comeback in this format by playing in the first match of the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh. Pant returned to Test cricket and scored a century in the second innings of Team India in the Chennai Test and made everyone realize his comeback. At the same time, Rishabh Pant has also made his comeback in the top-10 in the latest Test batting rankings released by the ICC.
Comeback king Rishabh Pant directly occupied the sixth position
It was not easy for Rishabh Pant to return to Test cricket and in such a situation, he also played a match in the Duleep Trophy before preparing himself for the match. Pant also proved his fitness in the Chennai Test match against Bangladesh through batting and wicketkeeping. This comeback was not easy for Pant but due to constant hard work, he was able to make a comeback on the field soon. Rishabh Pant has directly occupied the sixth position on the basis of his century in the Chennai Test match, in which he has 731 rating points, while only Yashasvi Jaiswal from India is ahead of him, who occupies the fifth position with 751 rating points.
Ravichandran Ashwin also jumped 7 places
Ravichandran Ashwin played an important role with both bat and ball in the one-sided victory of the Indian team in the Chennai Test match. Ashwin played a brilliant century in the first innings of Team India’s batting and helped the team reach a score of more than 350. On the basis of this innings, Ashwin has jumped 7 places in the ICC Test batting rankings and has reached the 72nd position with 425 rating points.
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