Ravichandran Ashwin Back as No. 1 in ICC Test Rankings; Virat Kohli Climbs Too

In a race between two spinners from the sub-continent, India's Ravichandran Ashwin has got past Pakistan's Yasir Shah in the latest ICC Test rankings. Ashwin is back as No. 1 among bowlers, a position he had enjoyed in the 2015 year-end rankings.

Virat Kohli, whose maiden double century helped India crush West Indies by an innings and 92 runs in Antigua, has moved to 12th in the batting rankings and if he can hold on to his stunning form, should break into the top 10.

But it has been off-spinner Ashwin who has really made a mark with his superb all-round show in the Antigua Test. He not only took seven for 83 in the West Indies second innings, but scored a century (113) as India piled up a mammoth total on a tepid pitch.

Ashwin has replaced Pakistan leg-spinner Shah, who had grabbed the number-one ranking for bowlers only last week with a 10-wicket haul in the opening Test against England at Lord's.

Yasir, who could take only one wicket in the second Test at Old Trafford, has dropped to fifth place below James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Dale Steyn.

Chris Woakes has jumped up 10 places to 23rd rank after his match-haul of seven for 108 at Old Trafford which contributed in England's 330 runs victory that levelled the four-match series 1-1.

India pace bowler Umesh Yadav has gained six places to reach 24th rank with five wickets in Antigua while his new-ball partner Mohammad Shami has returned to the rankings at 28th place.

England's Joe Root and Alastair Cook have reaped the benefits of solid knocks to gain two and four places, respectively, in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Root's 254 and 71 not out has taken him to second position while Cook's 105 and 76 not out have helped him return to the top-10, in ninth position.

Kohli's 200 at Antigua, which set the base for his side's biggest win outside Asia, has helped him move up two places to 12th place while opener Shikhar Dhawan has gained four places after a knock of 84.

Ashwin, only the third Indian to be top-ranked among all-rounders after Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev, has increased the gap with second-placed Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. Ashwin has moved up from 406 points to a career-best 427 points and created a 43-point gap with Shakib.