IND vs ENG: ICC Test Player Rankings Ahead Of India vs England 2nd Test. India and England are all set to lock horns once again for the 2nd Test Match of the 5 Match Test Series of England’s tour of India. The 2nd Test Match will be held from 2nd to 6th February 2024 at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam also known as Vizag.
The teams previously met for the 1st Test match, wherein India lost the game in an unexpected turn of events by 28 runs. The English debutant Tom Hartley took a 7-wicket haul in the 2nd innings to lead England towards the victory.
Both the teams have suffered big blows as their star spinners have been ruled out of the 2nd Test. Both Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have been ruled out as a precautionary measure to recover for the rest of the Test matches. Let’s have a look at the ICC Test Team and Player Rankings ahead of the 2nd Test of England’s tour of India.
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ICC Test Team Rankings ahead of India vs England 2nd Test
| Pos | Team | Rating Points |
| 1 | Australia | 117 |
| 2 | India | 117 |
| 3 | England | 115 |
| 4 | South Africa | 106 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 95 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 89 |
| 7 | West Indies | 81 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 79 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 51 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 32 |
ICC Test Player Rankings : Batsmen
After the first Test match, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma was dropped down from the top 10 Batsmen rankings, after a poor performance. However, the only Indian batsmen who has continuously made his mark in the batsmen rankings is Virat Kohli.
On the other hand, two English batsmen have remained in the Top List, with former test captain Joe Root maintaining his position on the number two spot, and Harry Brook still climbing on the top with 765 points.
| Pos | Player | Rating |
| 1 | Kane Williamson (NZ) | 864 |
| 2 | Joe Root (ENG) | 832 |
| 3 | Steve Smith (AUS) | 818 |
| 4 | Daryl Mitchell (NZ) | 786 |
| 5 | Babar Azam (PAK) | 768 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 767 |
| 7 | Usman Khawaja (AUS) | 765 |
| = | Harry Brook (ENG) | 765 |
| 9 | Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 747 |
| 10 | Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) | 746 |
ICC Test Player Rankings : Bowlers
The Indian bowlers have continued to make a higher impact in Test cricket as compared to the English bowlers in the ICC Test bowler rankings. The rankings are still led by the Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, followed by Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja with 853, 825 and 754 points respectively. England’s fast bowlers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson have taken the number 6 and 8 spot in the Rankings with 754 and 753 points respectively.
| Pos | Player Name | Rating Points |
| 1 | Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 853 |
| 2 | Kagiso Rabada (SA) | 851 |
| 3 | Pat Cummins (AUS) | 828 |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah (IND) | 825 |
| 5 | Josh Hazelwood (AUS) | 818 |
| 6 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 754 |
| = | Ollie Robinson (ENG) | 754 |
| 7 | James Anderson (ENG) | 753 |
| 9 | Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | 751 |
| 10 | Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 746 |
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ICC Test Player Rankings : All-Rounders
The Indian squad suffered a huge blow as their best all-rounder player Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the second test match after a hamstring injury in the first game. However, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel Stand tall for India in the second game against the English all-rounder Joe Root and Ben Stokes who have also made it to the list.
| Pos | Player | Rating Points |
| 1 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) | 424 |
| 2 | Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) | 328 |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 320 |
| 4 | Joe Root (ENG) | 313 |
| 5 | Ben Stokes (ENG) | 307 |
| 5 | Axar Patel (IND) | 290 |
| 7 | Jason Holder (WI) | 270 |
| 8 | Marco Jansen (SA) | 244 |
| 9 | Pat Cummins (AUS) | 234 |
| 10 | Kyle Mayers (WI) | 230 |
IND vs ENG Full Updated Squads
India’s Squad for 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Saurabh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Mukesh Kumar, Rajat Patidar
England’s squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Olli Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, Dan Lawrence, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Ollie Robinson, Jonny Bairstow
IND vs ENG Full Schedule for 5 Test Matches
| England’s Tour of India, 2023-24 – Test series | |||
| Sr. No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | 25th – 29th January | 1st Test | Hyderabad |
| 2 | 2nd – 6th February | 2nd Test | Vizag |
| 3 | 15th – 19th February | 3rd Test | Rajkot |
| 4 | 23rd – 27th February | 4th Test | Ranchi |
| 5 | 7th – 11th March | 5th Test | Dharamsala |
