Joe Root leads the latest ICC Test rankings for batters, while Virat Kohli and Yashavi Jaiswal continue to move up in the list.
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ROOT LEADS ICC TEST RANKINGS; HARRY BROOK JUMPS THREE SPOTS TO FOURTH
Furthermore, Root leads ICC Test rankings that were released on Wednesday with 881 points
The veteran English batter benefited from England’s opening Test against Sri Lanka in Manchester.
Root’s teammate Harry Brook (758) jumped three spots to fourth place after he compiled scores of 56 and 32 in England’s 1-0 lead against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (859) follows Root at No.2, followed by fellow Kiwi Daryl Mitchell (768).
Australian cricketer Steven Smith rounded out the top five with 757 points.
KOHLI, JAISWAL MOVE UP IN TOP 10
Moreover, Kohli and Jaiswal moved up to strengthen their positions in the top 10.
Kohli (738) inched two places higher at No.8, while Jaiswal (740) rose a spot up at seventh.
Furthermore, India captain Rohit Sharma (751) dropped out of the top five and into sixth place.
Babar Azam fell six places (734) to ninth after his golden duck and 22 performance in Pakistan’s first-ever Test loss to Bangladesh in Rawalpindi.
On the other hand, Mohamad Rizwan (728) rose seven spots to crack the top 10.
Rizwan had scores of 171 not out and 51 for Pakistan in their recent Test.
ASHWIN LEADS BOWLERS’ LIST; BUMRAH, JADEJA KEEP PACE
Furthermore, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin leads the latest bowlers’ rankings.
Other India cricketers aside from Ashwin in the list are pacer Jasprit Bumrah (third) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (seventh).
Moreover, England seamer Chris Woakes went four rungs to No.16, followed by Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando.
Fernando jumped 10 places from No.27 to crack the top 20 (No.17).
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s right-arm pacer Naseem Shah and England’s Gus Atkinson provided the other major improvements in the rankings.
Shah moved four places to No.33, while Atkinson rose four spots to No.42.
