ICC Test Rankings: Kohli jumps, Jadeja slips

India lead the table with 125 points while South Africa are in second place with 111 points. (Photo: BCCI)

Jadeja has slipped to third position among bowlers and also lost 20 points in the rankings for all-rounders, but still has a lot to look forward to in the remaining matches. (Photo: ICC)

For Sri Lanka, Niroshan Dickwella has gained three slots to reach 37th position among batsmen while off-spinner Dilruwan Perera has moved up three places to reach 22nd position among bowlers. (Photo: BCCI)

In the team rankings, fifth-placed Australia will overtake England if they win the Ashes by a margin of 2-0 or better and could even go up to third position if they can complete a 5-0 series washout. In the event of being blanked out, England will slip down to 98 points.

On the other hand, third-placed England will go up to 110 points with a 5-0 win, in which case Australia will slip to 91 points and could be down to sixth position. (Photo: AFP)

His seam bowling and Mohammad Shami has moved up one slot to 18th position. (Photo: BCCI)

Jadeja, who started the Sri Lanka series with the opportunity to reclaim the top bowling and all-rounder rankings, could not work towards the objective in Kolkata as all Sri Lanka batsmen fell to pace bowlers. (Photo: AP)

Kohli has edged Warner to take fifth position after completing his 50th international century in the first match of a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. (Photo: BCCI)

Kohli, who is top-ranked in both ODIs and T20Is, knocked up a fine 104 not out on day five before the game ended in a draw. (Photo: AP)

Opener Shikhar Dhawan has gained two places to reach 28th position courtesy his superb 94 in the second innings. (Photo: AP)

Among India’s bowlers, pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gained eight places to reach a career-best 29th position his after man of the match performance in the Kolkata Test. (Photo: BCCI)

Indian captain Virat Kohli has moved up in the Test rankings when ICC released the latest version after the first India-Sri Lanka Test at Kolkata. (Photo: BCCI)