Dubai: India skipper Virat Kohli has slipped to the number four spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen whereas ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has once again reached the numero uno spot in the Test Rankings for all-rounders.
In the latest rankings released on Monday, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has gained two spots to reach second rank for Test batsmen.
The latest rankings, which also take into account performances in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, which the home side won by 259 runs on Saturday, sees Williamson leapfrog.
Williamson, who was number-one ranked for a brief while in November-December 2015, is now on 869 points, 21 points ahead of third-placed Root but a good 67 points adrift of table leader Steve Smith of Australia, who is on 936 points.
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan has conceded the top spot for all-rounders to India's Ravichandran Ashwin after having overtaken him earlier this week. Shakib has dropped 38 points and is now on 403 points, 31 behind Ashwin.
The top 10 of the Player Rankings for Test Bowlers has remained unchanged but Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilruwan Perera has moved up three slots to 14th rank after his five wickets in the Galle Test while Bangladesh spinner Mehedi Hasan's six wickets have helped him gain four places to reach 36th rank.
