Latest ICC Test rankings: Pant nears career best, Kohli slips to lowest rank in ten years

Following a disappointing Mumbai Test against New Zealand where he managed scores of 4 and 1, Kohli dropped down eight places to 22nd in the ICC Test rankings for batters. This is the lowest he has been in the Test batting charts since August 2014, when he was ranked 24th after the end of a dismal tour of England.

Kohli currently has 655 rating points, his second lowest since the end of the 2014 tour of England, after which he was on 618 points. In between, the only time Kohli's Test batting rating points have been lower were after the end of the Indore Test against Australia last year – 651.

On the other hand, Rishabh Pant has made massive gains following his spectacular showing in Mumbai, rising five spots to sixth after scoring two quick half-centuries on a tough pitch for batting. He is only one spot off his career best, which he had achieved after the 2022 Edgbaston Test against England.

Among the New Zealanders, Daryl Mitchell has made a sharp jump straight into the top ten, moving up eight places to seventh, just behind Pant. Mitchell had made a superlative 82 in the first innings of the Mumbai Test. Will Young, who was named Player of the Series, moved up 29 places to 44th after his twin half-centuries in Mumbai.

Ravindra Jadeja's ten-wicket haul in Mumbai saw him gain two spots to sixth in the bowling rankings, while Ajaz Patel, who picked 11 wickets in the game, rose a whopping 12 places to 22nd. Washington Sundar and Ish Sodhi also made gains, moving from 53rd to 46th and 73rd to joint-70th respectively.

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