India won by 178 runs to take a winning 2-0 lead and assure themselves of the number-one Test team ranking at the end of the three-match series.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Saha’s unbeaten knocks of 54 and 58 not only earned him the player of the match award but also propelled him 18 places to 56th position in the list of batsmen led by Australia captain Steve Smith.
Sharma, whose crucial second-innings contribution of 82 helped India set a challenging 376-run target for New Zealand, gained 14 slots to reach 38th rank.
Cheteshwar Pujara was the other India batsman to gain as he moved up one slot to 15th position after scoring a total of 91 runs in Kolkata, including a first innings knock of 87.
For New Zealand, Ronchi, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman in limited overs cricket who has played both Tests of the series as a specialist batsman, produced knocks of 35 and 32 to gain 12 slots and reach 40th rank.
His compatriot and left-handed opener Tom Latham gained three places to reach 33rd slot after innings of one and 74.
In the rankings for Test Bowlers led by South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn, India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s six wickets in the match, including a five for 48 in the first innings, helped him gain nine slots to reach 26th place.
His fellow pace bowler Mohammad Shami’s two three-wicket hauls saw him move up two places to 23rd position, while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja gained one slot to reach sixth rank with four wickets in the match.
New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry, playing only his fifth Test match, gained 16 slots to reach 61st position after grabbing five wickets in the match, while Trent Boult’s five wickets in Kolkata saw him gain one position to reach ninth rank as he switched positions with compatriot left-arm pace bowler Neil Wagner, who slipped from ninth to 10th rank.
Meanwhile, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson slipped one slot each in the bowlers’ and batsmen’s rankings, respectively.
The pair had risen from third to second positions after the opening Test in Kanpur. However, Ashwin’s four wickets in the Kolkata Test were not enough for him to retain the number-two position.
Williamson’s absence from the match due to illness meant he lost one percentage point from his rating points and, as such, slipped back to third position.
Ashwin now trails England’s James Anderson by 11 points, while Williamson is eight points behind England’s Joe Root.
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