ICC The men's cricket rankings update was released today (5th). Accordingly, Kamindu Mendis, who was at the 7th position among Test cricket batsmen, has advanced to the 6th position.This is Kamindu's highest position in his Test cricket career. Here, Dinesh Chandimal, who was at the 13th position, has retained his position, while Dhananjaya de Silva, who was at the 14th position, has slipped down to the 15th position.While Angelo Mathews, who was in 21st place here, defended his position, Dimuth Karunaratne, who will play his last Test match tomorrow (6th), has dropped from 24th place to 27th place.

Among the T20 batsmen, Pathum Nissanka, who was at the 7th position, has dropped to the 8th position, and Kusal Mendis, who was at the 12th position, has dropped to the 13th position. Kusal Perera, who stayed at the 10th position, has retained his position.It is also noteworthy that Abhishek Sharma, who was at the 40th position, has moved up 38 places to the 2nd position.
Among Test bowlers, Prabhat Jayasuriya, who was at the 9th position, has dropped to the 10th position and Asitha Fernando, who was at the 15th position, has dropped to the 20th position.Kagiso Rabada, who stayed at the 3rd position, has been promoted to the 2nd position.
Among the T20 bowlers, Vanindu Hasaranga, who was at the 3rd position, was placed at the 4th position, while Mahish Theeksna, who was at the 7th position, retained his position. It is also noteworthy that the South African player Aqeel Hussain, who was in the 2nd place, finished in the 1st place.Vanindu, who was in the 6th position among the T20 all-rounders, has defended his position.