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ICC Test Rankings: The test match season has started once again. The test series between Pakistan and Australia is going on, the first match of which has been won by Australia. Now the second match between Australia and Pakistan will start from 26th December. From the same day, Team India will go to play test against South Africa. With the start of Test matches, changes have also started in the ICC Test rankings. Meanwhile, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has suffered a loss, while Australia’s Usman Khawaja has made a quantum leap.
Kane Williamson number one batsman in ICC test rankings, Joe Root at second place
In the new Test rankings released by the ICC, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson continues to occupy the number one position. His rating is 864. At the second place is Joe Root, whose rating is 859. That means there has been no change in the rating and ranking of first and second number. If we talk about the third position, then Steve Smith of Australia is in possession of this position. Their ratings have decreased compared to last week, but they have still managed to retain the third position. Last week his rating was 842, which has now come down to 826. Now Usman Khawaja has come at number four. Usman, who was the number seven batsman last week with a rating of 796, has now jumped to 808 and has jumped straight from seven to fourth position. This is the reason why Pakistan’s Babar Azam had to move from fourth to fifth position. Earlier, Babar Azam’s rating was 829, which has now come down to 801.
Heavy loss to Marnus Labuschagne, Rohit Sharma remains in top 10
Meanwhile, Australia’s Travis Head remains at number six with a rating of 791, while New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has moved to number seven with a rating of 786. Earlier Mitchell was at eighth position. Meanwhile, Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has suffered a loss. He has moved straight from number five to number eight. His rating at present is 785. England’s Harry Brook is at number nine with a rating of 773, while Rohit Sharma remains at number ten. His rating is 759. Rohit Sharma is the only player of Team India, who has been successful in making his place in the top 10 in the Test rankings.
Ashwin number one in test bowling, Ravindra Jadeja shines among all-rounders.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin still remains number one in the rankings for Test bowlers. His rating at present is 879. On the other hand, if we talk about all-rounders in Test, the number one position is occupied by India’s Ravindra Jadeja. His rating is 455. The Indian team will play Test after a long time. After this, there is a possibility of change in the rating and ranking of Indian players.
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