Dubai: A 10-wicket haul against minnows Zimbabwe helped veteran Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath leapfrog India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and take the second spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowlers rankings released here on Wednesday.
Herath’s figures of 11/249 against Zimbabwe in Colombo helped him move within 32 points of top-ranked Ravindra Jadeja of India, whose bowling partner Ashwin slipped to third.
Herath will come up against both Ashwin and Jadeja when India tour Sri Lanka, starting with a three-match Test series, from July 26. The 39-year-old Herath is also the most successful left-arm spinner in Tests with a 384 wicket-haul in 81 matches. (IANS)
