Cricket News: Smith & Cummins remain on top of ICC Test rankings

Australian batsman Steve Smith and pacer Pat Cummins have maintained their numero uno positions in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively. Steve Smith sits on top of the batting charts with 937 points, ahead of Virat Kohli who has 903 points and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson with 878 points. Steve Smith started the Ashes series, his first Test series since his one-year ban for ball-tampering, in the fourth spot in the rankings. But his three centuries and three half-centuries over seven innings in the series saw him climb atop the ICC rankings. Pat Cummins retained his top spot in the bowler rankings with 905 points, ahead of South Africa's Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah. Cummins too is well clear of other bowlers as he enjoys a lead of 57 points over second-placed Kagiso Rabada after finishing as the top wicket-taker with 29 scalps.