ICC Test ranking: Ashwin, Anderson tie for No 1 Test bowler spot

The enthralling battle to be rated the top Test bowler in the world is as tight as ever following the latest update to the ICC Mens Test Bowling RankingsIt has been a close race between England seamer James Anderson India veteran Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia captain Pat Cummins in recent weeks and there is now a tie at the top after the ICC updated their weekly rankings list on WednesdayAshwin drops six rating points after picking up four wickets during the third Test of Indias ongoing series against Australia with Anderson now tied with the experienced spinner on a total of 859 rating pointsCummins absence for the final two Tests in India has seen his rating drop to 849 points with the rightarm still maintaining his place in third spot on the rankings and within striking distance of the leading two playersThere may be another challenger on the horizon soon too with South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada improving three spots to fourth and up to 807 rating points on the latest list for Test bowlers after the 27yearold collected eight wickets in the Proteas 87run victory over the West Indies during the first Test at CenturionAustralia spinner Nathan Lyon is also an eyecatching mover inside the top 10 with the veteran improving five places to ninth overall following his matchwinning 11wicket haul in the third Test against IndiaThe only change inside the top 10 for Test batters sees Australia opener Usman Khawaja move up two places to ninth overall while South Africa righthander Aiden Markram up 21 places to 33rd and West Indies middleorder performer Jermaine Blackwood up 12 spots to 35 also make giant strides following impressive performances in the first TestAlso readRavichandran Ashwin wreaks havoc India thump Australia by an innings and 132 runs in NagpurThere is also plenty of movement on the latest ODI Player Rankings following the completion of Englands series in BangladeshEngland opener Jason Roy improves five places to 12 overall on the list for batters while skipper Jos Buttler up four spots to 16th and the experienced Dawid Malan up 22 spots to 35th also catch the eyeFrom a Bangladesh perspective it is all about veteran allrounder Shakib Al Hasan after his Player of the Match performance in the third and final game of the seriesShakib smashed 75 with the bat backed that up with a fourwicket haul during Englands reply and was duly rewarded in all ODI ranking categoriesShakib already holds the No1 ranking for ODI allrounders but his latest efforts saw the 35yearold improve five places to 27th on the list for batters and two spots to fifth for bowlersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever