ICC Test Rankings: Kane Williamson moves to second spot, R Ashwin thrones on all-rounders' standings

New Delhi: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, on Monday, jumped two places up to become the second on the list of ICC Test Player Rankings. With 869 points the batsman sits comfortbly above the English and Indian captain.

The new list was released on Monday, just after the Dunedin Test against South Africa, which ended in a draw on Sunday. Although, it is not the first time that Kane has reached this mark. For just about two months towards the end of 2015, he did enjoy the throne of the best batsman, but was soon displaced.

Rank	Name	Country	Rating
1	S.P.D. Smith	AUS	936
2	K.S. Williamson	NZ	869
3	J.E. Root	ENG	848
4	V. Kohli	IND	847
5	D.A. Warner	AUS	794
6	C.A. Pujara	IND	793
7	Azhar Ali	PAK	779
8	Younus Khan	PAK	772
9	H.M. Amla	SA	757
10	A.B. de Villiers	SA	747

He is now 21 points more than the English skipper Joe Root, who sits at No.3 position and exactly 67 points short of the first position, conquered by Steve Smith. The news however comes bad for the Indian fans as Virat Kohli now shifts to the fourth position now.

Rank	Name	Country	Rating
1	R. Ashwin	IND	434
2	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	403
3	R.A. Jadeja	IND	360
4	M.A. Starc	AUS	332
5	B.A. Stokes	ENG	327
6	Moeen Ali	ENG	312
7	V.D. Philander	SA	299
8	Rangana Herath	SL	224
9	S.C.J. Broad	ENG	219
10	C.R. Woakes	ENG	205

The bowlers list has remained unaffected, but much to the surprise, offie Ravichandran Ashwin has now claimed top spot on the list of All-rounders ranking. Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan is now at No.2, almost 31 points short of Ashwin.