Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who starred with a
nine-wicket haul in the first Test against England, rose nine places to get to the top-five of the latest ICC rankings issued in Dubai on
Tuesday 20/11/2012.
The 26 year old helped India win by nine wickets in Ahmadabad to take
a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
The other Indian in the top-20 are Zaheer Khan (up one place to 14th) R Ashwin (steady at 18th).
Cheteshwar Pujara, who struck a doubled hundred in the Ahmadabad Test,
has jumped 35 places to the 24th position.England
captain Alastair Cook, who scored a 176 in his side’s second
innings, has returned to the top 10 by rising four places to seventh.Matt
Prior, on the other hand, has become the fifth England batsman inside
the top 20 after achieving a career-best ranking of 18th.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag is now in 22nd position after gaining one place following his 23rd Test century.
