Pujara, Ashwin achieve career-best rankings

March 28, 2013 02:03 am | Updated 02:03 am IST - Dubai:

India’s middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have achieved their career-best rankings in batting and bowling, respectively in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings released here on Wednesday.

They have reaped the rewards for their impressive performances during India’s 4-0 series sweep over Australia.

Pujara, who amassed 419 runs at an average of 83.80 in the series, has jumped five places to a best-ever seventh position with 777 ratings points while Ashwin, who was named man-of-the-series for his 29-wicket series haul, is now at a best-ever sixth spot, having jumped two places.

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