Virat Kohli drops to 4th in ICC Test batsmen rankings, R Ashwin top all-rounder

Virat Kohli dropped one place to be fourth in latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen, while R Ashwin dethroned Shakib Al Hasan as the No .1 all-rounder

Virat Kohli, India captain, slipped one place to fourth while R Ashwin was back as top all-rounder as well as maintained his number one place among bowlers in the ICC Test rankings released on Monday.

Virat Kohli-led India recently beat Australia in the second Test of a four-match series in Bangalore. (AP)

Kohli (847 points) has had an ordinary Test series against Australia, scoring 0, 13, 12 and 15 in the two matches so far.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson gained two places to reach second spot in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.

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 (848) but a good 67 points adrift of table leader Steve Smith of Australia, who’s on 936 points.

Another Indian Cheteshwar Pujara is unchanged on sixth.

Ashwin, Jadeja maintain top spots

The top 10 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers remained unchanged with Ashwin and Ravindra jadeja occupying first and second spots respectively after the duo spun India to a sensational victory over Australia in the second Test in Bangalore by claiming eight and seven wickets respectively.

Meanwhile, Ashwin also dethroned Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan from the top spot for all-rounders. Ashwin is now on 434 points, 31 ahead of Shakib (403).