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Ashwin rises to 2nd, Jadeja enters top 10 among bowler in ICC Test rankings

India's Ravichandran Ashwin rose a place to second, while his compatriot Ravindra Jadeja jumped seven rungs to be among the top-10 bowlers in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings issued here on Wednesday. Jadeja has progressed to the ninth position after his 10-wicket match haul in the second Test against Australia in New Delhi, the first time that he had broken in the top-10 since September 2019. Injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the other Indian bowler in top-10, as he occupies the fifth spot. Veteran England seamer James Anderson leads the list but Australia captain Pat Cummins has dropped two places to third. Axar Patel's late-order heroics have pushed him into the top five in all-rounders' list, which is being headed by Jadeja and Ashwin. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne continues to top the Test batters list, followed by Steve Smith and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. India's Rishabh Pant, who is out of action for an indefinite period following a horrific car crash, is static

India ranks No. 1 team in all formats, Ashwin rises to 2nd spot in bowlers

India on Wednesday claimed the top spot in the latest ICC Test rankings to become the number one ranked side in all three formats of the game. India's big innings and 132-run win over Australia in the first Test catapulted the 'Men in Blue' to the top spot, dislodging the Pat Cummins-led team. Already the top T20 side, India had reached the number one spot in ODIs last month after beating New Zealand 3-0. India (115) are four rating points ahead of Australia (111) in the Test rankings and a win in the second Test, starting Friday, will not only consolidate their top spot but also aid their push for entering second consecutive World Test Championship Final. India need to win the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy 3-1 or 3-0 to make the final. Among individuals, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin jumped to the second spot in the Men's Test Bowlers Rankings following his eight-wicket show against Australia in Nagpur. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who made a successful comeback

Overthinker? It's a perception that has followed me since debut: R Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken a slight dig at people who perceive him as an "overthinker" of the game following his match-winning performance against Bangladesh in the second Test in Mirpur. Batting alongside Shreyas Iyer, Ashwin played one of the best Test innings of his career to steer India to a famous three-wicket win from an improbable situation. His 42 not out came after a match haul of six wickets, making him the player of the match. "Overthinking is a perception that has followed me ever since I wore the Indian jersey with pride. I have pondered about it for a while now and believe I should have seriously considered a PR exercise to erase that word out of peoples minds," Ashwin tweeted. Besides his exploits on the field, Ashwin is one of the best thinkers in the modern game and also has his youtube channel. "Every person's journey is special and unique, while some journeys require them to overthink it others can afford to keep it simple. The moment someone says I am an ove

Rajasthan retain Ashwin, Buttler; release Neesham, Mitchell IPL auction

The franchise has retained a total of 16 players, which includes 12 Indians and four players from overseas, and released nine players in total - comprising four Indians and five overseas players

T20 WC: A Melbourne potboiler, starring Kohli and those useful byes

India at the top of the table in the group with 2 points and a net run rate of +.050

Of extras, wickets, six and India beating Pakistan in dramatic last over

Two wickets, two extras, Virat Kohli getting bowled off a free hit and a cool finish by Ravichandran Ashwin, the blockbuster T20 World Cup contest between India and Pakistan climaxed with a dramatic last over. While the match itself was a classic, the nine-ball last over truly lived up to the expectations and hype generated in the run-up to Sunday's big-ticket game, which was played in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground. Having completed his half century, Kohli had just turned the game on its head by hitting their most impactful bowler Haris Rauf for two breathtaking sixes -- one a lofted backfoot drive over long-on and another a flick over square leg. Needing 31 for 12 balls, it all boiled down to 16 from the last over with Kohli in his element and Hardik Pandya looking to explode. With the Pakistani pace troika of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf having finished their respective quotas, all eyes were on Mohammad Nawaz who had leaked 29 runs from his earlier

India's T20 World Cup Squad: 3 spinners, no Shami and a lot of questions

The team includes the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, while Mohammed Shami has been kept on standby. There are a lot of other questions that have remained unanswered by the selection committee

How can even Ashwin come in India's Asia Cup team? asks Kiran More

Former chairman of the selection committee Kiran More has questioned the decision of including veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the 15-member Indian squad announced for the Asia Cup 2022.

Ashwin returns to India squad for West Indies T20Is; Kohli, Bumrah rested

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were on Thursday rested from the five T20Is against the West Indies, to be played in the Caribbean and the United States from July 29. K L Rahul, who recently underwent a surgery for sports hernia, and Kuldeep Yadav were picked in the 18-man squad subject to fitness. Kuldeep had suffered a hand injury in the home series against South Africa in June. Ravichandran Ashwin also made a comeback to the T20 squad. Team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul* (subject to fitness), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav* (subject to fitness), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

If Ashwin can be dropped in Tests, why not Kohli in T20Is: Kapil Dev

Former India captain Kapil Dev feels if a bowler of Ravichandran Ashwin's calibre with nearly 450 Test wickets can be dropped from the Test team then Virat Kohli too is no longer indispensable

Harbhajan credits RR for showing faith in Ashwin's all-round abilities

Harbhajan Singh reckons Rajasthan Royals are the best franchise who have made use of India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin to the fullest in the IPL 2022

ICC foresees Ashwin's tactic to become a regular fixture in 20-over cricket

The cricketer retired himself out in the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday to allow a better finisher to come in and tonk the ball a few times to boost their score

IPL: Ashwin gets 'retired out', opens debate on the tactical move

He became the first batter to get 'retired out' in IPL history

Rohit, Kohli slip; Ashwin rises in ICC Test rankings

India skipper Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli moved down a rung each to be placed 8th and 10th, respectively, in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday.

Warne brought spin as an attacking commodity to cricketing world: Ashwin

Still in disbelief by Shane Warne's death, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin hailed the late Australian legend for redefining bowling and bringing spin as an attacking commodity in world cricket.

Never thought of getting past great Kapil Dev's tally of wickets: Ashwin

Playing in his 85th match, the 35-year-old Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil's 434 Test scalps to become India's second most successful bowler in the longest format

'How good is that going to be': Ashwin on playing alongside Buttler

Ashwin was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore on Day 1 of the mega auction on Saturday.

From Hooda-Krunal to Ashwin-Buttler, IPL auction turns foes into teammates

Twitter went berserk when Ashwin joined Buttler in Rajasthan Royals, who spent Rs 5 crore to get the services of the seasoned off-spinner

IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals were involved in a bidding war for Dhawan, and in the end, the seasoned spinner was acquired by Royals for the price of Rs 5 crores

Sharma, Pant and Ashwin included in ICC Men's Test Team of the Year

India opener Rohit Sharma, wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been included in the ICC Men's Test team of the year for 2021.