After ending the New Zealand series successfully, India's star bowler R Ashwin jumped a spot in the ICC Test Rankings to occupy the 2nd spot. Apart from him, Mayank Agarwal who scored 150 and 62 in the 2 innings of the 2nd Test match against New Zealand, made a huge jump in the rankings. The 30-year-old opener leapfrogged 31 spots to make it to the 11th position.
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Meanwhile, as per the latest rankings, Ravindra Jadeja slipped by 2 positions and is currently ranked 4th.
Kiwi cricketer, Ajaz Patel who struck down 10 wickets in an innings against India to become only the 3rd cricketer to do so, has also moved up by 24 slots to finish at 38th place.