Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal remains India's highest ranked batter at four. India captain Rohit Sharma dropped two places to be placed at 15th.

Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.

Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant went past Virat Kohli in the ICC batting rankings to take over the sixth spot on Wednesday. Pant hit a smashing knock of 99 runs in the second innings of the match against New Zealand that India lost at the M.

Last week, Rishabh Pant had scored a fighting knock of 99 in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. The wicketkeeper-batter has climbed three places to sixth in ICC Test rankings for batters.

Rishabh Pant, playing against the Kiwis scored 99 in the second innings which has now propelled him to sixth spot. The rise also means former skipper Virat Kohli dropped to eighth spot. In the bowler’s ranking,

Rishabh Pant rises to sixth in ICC Test Rankings, overtaking Virat Kohli. Joe Root remains at the top, with other notable movements in rankings.

Rishabh Pant has overtaken Virat Kohli in ICC's latest Test batting rankings after his stellar 99-run heroics in Bengaluru in series opener against New Zealand.

Rishabh Pant went past India's stalwart Virat Kohli following his successful return to red-ball cricket in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.

Rishabh Pant's knock of 99 in the 1st Test vs New Zealand in Bengaluru has helped him rise three positions in the latest ICC Test batting rankings.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has ended all sorts of speculation around Rishabh Pant's availability for the India vs New Zealand second Test set to begin at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Wednesday (October 23).