Kagiso Rabada regained his top spot among bowlers crossing the coveted 900-point mark in ratings even as Indian off-spinner R Ashwin climbed up a couple of notches to be placed fourth in the ICC Test Player Rankings, released today. Rabada was back as No 1 after his ‘Player of the Match’ effort of 11-150 that helped South Africa defeat Australia by six wickets in Port Elizabeth to level their four-match series at 1-1. For Australia, Usman Khawaja’s second innings knock of 75 has helped him gain five places to reach 16th position. Meanwhile, New Zealand and England play a two-Test series that overlaps with the final two Tests of the South Africa-Australia Test series. READ | South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada wants to learn from latest banOn the other hand, New Zealand could overtake Australia to third position if they win their series and Australia go on to lose 3-1 to South Africa.

Source: Hindustan Times March 13, 2018 13:22 UTC