Rohit Sharma's form struggles persist as MCG Test looms; Virat Kohli faces rare milestone after 12 years

The latest Test rankings chart released by the ICC before the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Melbourne showed a dip in the rankings of India's top-order batters, with the exception of KL Rahul. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Shubman Gill all faced a drop in their rankings, highlighting the struggles of the senior batters in particular.

Jaiswal, who soared to a career-high No. 2 after his match-winning knock of 161 in Perth in the first Test match against Australia and was on the verge of taking the top spot, slipped to the fifth position. Pant, on the other hand, who was expected to make the most of his return to the Gabba four years after his heroics at the venue to help India win a second consecutive Test tour of Australia, went two places down to No.11 in the rankings after managing just nine runs in the third Test. Gill's woeful run outside home continued after he was dismissed for just one in Brisbane, thus falling four places to No. 20.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma suffer major fall

Kohli, who sparked hopes of a comeback with a century in the second innings in Perth, dropped to No. 21 after being dismissed for a score of just three in the third Test against Australia. Should his lean patch continue in Melbourne, Kohli could suffer a worst year-end finish on the ICC ranking chart since 2012, when he had improved four places to take the 36th spot in the list after a knock of 103 against England at home. And, if he drops three places or worse on the list after a double failure at the MCG, Kohli could hit a 10-year low, having last ranked 24th or below in August 2014, during his forgettable England tour.

Rohit, on the other hand, hit a six-year low after his ranking dropped to 35th as his poor run of form since September continued. During the period, he has scored only 152 in 13 innings at 11.69, comprising just one half-century knock.

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