A superb bowling performance against the South Afrcans and some good knocks in the four-match Test series has helped Ravichandran Ashwin move atop the ICC Test all-rounder rankings. 

Ashwin has also improved his batting rankings post India South Africa Delhi Test. Ashwin scored 56 in his only innings, which has helped him move up five places to 46th.

With the ball, Ashwin returned figures of two for 26 and five for 61, and though his performance has helped him gain 15 points to reduce the gap with table-topper Dale Steyn to just four points, it has allowed him to move ahead of Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan as the new number-one ranked Test all-rounder.

Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane has become India’s highest-ranked Test batsman in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after scoring two centuries in his side’s 337 runs victory over South Africa in the New Delhi Test, which gave the home side a 3-0 series win.

The 27-year-old from Maharashtra had entered the Test in 26th spot, but after scoring 127 and 100 not out, he has stormed up 14 places to claim a career-high 12th position. In doing so, Rahane has leapfrogged Virat Kohli (up by two places to 14th), Murali Vijay (down by four places to 16th) and Cheteshwar Pujara (down by two places to 17th) as India now has four batsmen inside the top 20.

Ravichandran Ashwin is the other batsman who has improved his ranking post India South Africa Delhi Test. Ashwin scored 56 in his only innings, which has helped him move up five places to 46th.

With the ball, Ashwin returned figures of two for 26 and five for 61, and though his performance has helped him gain 15 points to reduce the gap with table-topper Dale Steyn to just four points, it has allowed him to move ahead of Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan as the new number-one ranked Test all-rounder.

India’s left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has continued to head in the right direction. The 27-year-old, who won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2008 along with Kohli, had started the series in 30th position. From the New Delhi Test alone, in which he picked up seven wickets, Jadeja has gained four places to earn a career-best seventh position.

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has also been rewarded for his figures of two for 32 and three for nine as he has vaulted 13 places to achieve a career-best 32nd position.

Ajinkya Rahane has become India’s highest-ranked Test batsman in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after scoring two centuries in his side’s 337 runs victory over South Africa in the New Delhi Test, which gave the home side a 3-0 series win.

The 27-year-old from Maharashtra had entered the Test in 26th spot, but after scoring 127 and 100 not out, he has stormed up 14 places to claim a career-high 12th position. In doing so, Rahane has leapfrogged Virat Kohli (up by two places to 14th), Murali Vijay (down by four places to 16th) and Cheteshwar Pujara (down by two places to 17th) as India now has four batsmen inside the top 20.

All-rounders (top five)

 Rank     (+/-)          Player                  Team      Pts         HS Rating

   1          (+1)       R. Ashwin               Ind         406       419 v WI at Mumbai 2013

   2          (-1)       Shakib Al Hasan       Ban          384       419 v Zim at Khulna 2014

   3          ( - )         Stuart Broad            Eng        315       382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012

   4          ( - )         Vernon Philander      SA          298*/    376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014

   5          ( - )         Mitchell Starc           Aus        260*/*! 260 v NZ at Adelaide 2015