Siraj rises to career-best No.12 in Test rankings; Bumrah retains top spot
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also reaped the rewards of his consistent form, jumping seven places to joint 21st after taking four wickets in the contest.
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav also reaped the rewards of his consistent form, jumping seven places to joint 21st after taking four wickets in the contest.
India skipper Rohit Sharma was back in the top 10, ranking sixth in the batting charts of the latest ICC Test rankings on Wednesday.
Kohli's innings of 74 & 4 in the Adelaide Test, which India lost by eight wickets, has enabled him to gain two points, whereas Smith's 1 & 1* lost him 10 points in the table.
Stuart Broad has moved up one slot to second position after a haul of 4/56, while countrymate James Anderson has moved up two slots to 14th.
On ending the 18 months reign of Jason Holder, Ben Stokes has become the first England cricketer to achieve the feat since Andrew Flintoff in May 2006.
Post the recent update Smith now has as many as 911 points against his name, in comparison to Virat Kohli who has 906 points.
Meanwhile, England all-rounder Ben Stokes has gained two slots to reach 27th among bowlers.
Notably, the rankings have been updated after the Port Elizabeth Test which England won by an innings and 53 runs to take a lead of 2-1 in the four-match Test Series against South Africa.
Labuschagne only remains behind Virat Kohli and Steve Smith in the Test rankings after an outstanding double-century against New Zealand in Sydney.
Currently ranked fourth in the ICC Test rankings, Australia's newfound Number 3 started the year in 110th place.
