Last Updated on 2 months by Charbel Coorey

Virat Kohli has dropped out of the top 10 of the Test batting rankings, shifting from 7th to 12th following his scores of 6 and 17 in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. The last time he fell out of the top 10 was in 2022. Before that, he had been in the top 10 every year since 2016.

Since the start of 2020, Kohli has scored 1,669 runs in 52 Test innings at an average of 32.7. The run has seen his average drop from 54.8 at the end of 2019 to 48.8 as of 25th September 2024.

The second Test against Bangladesh is a big one for Kohli ahead of three Tests against New Zealand and huge tour of Australia. He has played 15 matches across formats this year and has scored just 319 runs at an average of 18.76. However, he has the pedigree to bounce back.

Elsewhere, Rohit Sharma also fell five places from 5th to 10th in the rankings. The Indian captain will be seeking to bounce back in the second Test in Kanpur after scores of 6 and 5 in the opening match.

Rishabh Pant marked his return to Test cricket with a superb century, which helped him move to sixth place. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has broken into the top five after yet another half-century, achieving a career-best rating of 751 in the process.

ICC Test batting rankings as at September 25 2024: Virat drops out