In the ICC Test rankings that were released on Wednesday, premier India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin continues to hold the top spot among bowler and England’s Joe Root overtook Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne to become the world’s top batter.

Ashwin, who did not play in the World Test Championship final against Australia earlier this month in London, is still the best bowler in the world with 860 points. James Anderson of England is second with 829 points.

Jasprit Bumrah (772) and Ravindra Jadeja (765) maintained their eighth and ninth positions among Indian bowlers, respectively.

Virat Kohli, India’s batting stalwart, slipped down to 14th spot, while Rohit Sharma, the team captain, moved up to 12th.

Cheteshwar Pujara remained at number 25, while Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane, both of whom have been out of action for some time, moved up one spot to number 36 and number 37, respectively.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is the only Indian to feature in the top 10, taking the last spot. The big shake-up came at the top of batters’ rankings, as Root jumped moved five places to dethrone Labuschagne.

There is a gap of only 26 rating points between the top six batsmen. Among the bowlers, South Africa's Kagiso Rabada is third with 825 points, ahead of Australia captain Pat Cummins (824).

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