ICC Test rankings: Ashwin rises to 2nd spot, Jadeja makes significant gains

Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday jumped to the second spot in the ICC Men's Test Bowlers Rankings.Courtesy his player-of-the-match winning effort in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-opener, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who made a successful comeback after almost five months due to a knee injury, has moved up to the 16th position.The spin duo haunted Australia in the first Test between by sharing 15 wickets between them as India won by an innings 132 runs inside three days.

1/132nd Test: A slow turner awaits Aussies at the KotlaShow Captions<p>The Ferozeshah Kotla pitch is the centre of discussion again for the second Test between India and Australia that starts on February 17. </p><p>Known for its slow pitch, the Kotla has hosted two gripping Tests which lasted all 5 days in the last 7 years, when matches across India were largely finishing inside 4 days.</p><p>The Kotla square has been putting out good pitches with enough carry over the last two years.