ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli stays king; Kane Williamson is pretender to the throne

Kane Williamson has 915 points and is just seven points away from toppling India skipper Virat Kohli at the top position in the rankings.

Having scored a double hundred in the first of the three-Test series against Bangladesh, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has reached his career-best 915 rating points to attain the second spot in the ranking for batsmen in the ICC Test Rankings. This knock by the Kiwi captain has lifted him from 897 points to 915 points and he is just seven points away from toppling Virat Kohli at the top position in the rankings.

India skipper Virat Kohli. (AP)

With two matches still to go in the series against Bangladesh, Williamson has a chance to topple Kohli at the top of the rankings. Williamson’s rating points of 915 are the highest for any New Zealand player. Only Richard Hadlee had points more than 900 points for a Kiwi player.

Openers Tom Latham and Jeet Raval have also made steady progress in the rankings after scoring centuries. Latham’s knock of 161 has enabled him to reach the 11th position while Raval has risen five slots to reach the 33rd position.

Among the bowlers, the pair of Trent Boult and Tim Southee hold the number 8 and 9 respectively in the ICC bowler rankings. Ravindra Jadeja (No.5) and Ravichandran Ashwin(No.10) are the only bowlers from India to feature in the top 10 in bowler rankings.