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WTC TEST FINAL

Debacle at The Oval: Test team

faces intense scrutiny as Ashwin

maintains top ICC ranking

After their ICC World Test Championship title win against India in the final by 209 runs at

The Oval, Australia made history by becoming the first-ever team to clinch all major ICC trophies

OUR BUREAU
London
ndian spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin retained his top spot as
Ia Test bowler in the ICC Test
Rankings for bowlers in men’s crick-
et, despite missing out on the ICC
World Test Championship against
Australia at The Oval, informed ICC
on Wednesday.

Ashwin finished as India’s lead-
ing wicket-taker and overall,
third-highest wicket-taker be-

hind South Africa’s Kagiso Raba-
ra (67 wickets) and Australian
spinner Nathan Lyon (88 wick-
ets) in WTC 2021-23 cycle. He
took 61 wickets in 13 matches
at an average of 19.67 and an
economy rate of 2.48. His best
bowling figures are 6/91. Rohit
Sharma (729 points) and Virat

Kohli (700 points) sit in 12th
and 13th respectively after the R Ashwin at a practice session at Eden Gardens during the recent IPL season (ANI)
match among the batters. Rohit
scored 15 and 43 in the ‘Ulti- Oval and made history by becoming days Australia secured their maiden posted decent numbers but could
mate Test’ at The Oval. Virat the first-ever team to clinch all major World Test Championship 2023 title not live up to his ‘King Kohli’ tag in
also scored 14 and 49 in the ICC trophies. on Sunday at the Oval, London. this cycle. In 17 matches, he scored
In WTC 2021-23 cycle, Rohit
After their ICC World Test
932 runs at an average of 32.13. In
title clash against the Aussies. Championship title win against In- scored 758 runs in 11 matches at an 30 innings, he scored only one cen-
dia in the final by 209 runs at The average of 42.11. He scored two cen- tury and three fifties, with the best
India lost the ICC World Test Oval, Australia made history by be- turies and two fifties in 19 innings, score of 186.
Championship title for the second coming the first-ever team to clinch with the best score of 127. The skip- Travis Head’s stunning first
time after reaching the finals. Austra- all major ICC trophies. After domi- per missed out on some matches due innings century in the World Test
lia defeated India by 209 runs at The nating India over the course of five to injury. On the other hand, Virat Continued on next page... >>

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