Notably, England skipper Joe Root fell out of the top ten for the first instance since August 2014. India opener Mayank Agarwal took Root’s place in the top ten, also achieving his career-best points of 700. Ishant Sharma, who claimed nine wickets in the pink-ball Test in Kolkata, advanced from 20th to 17th while Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim climbed four spots to reach 26th among batsmen after playing a counterattacking 74 in Kolkata.
