ICC Rankings: Terrible upheaval in Test rankings, chair snatched from Steve Smith, Virat Kohli benefits without playing
ICC Test Rankings: This time there are tremendous upheavals in the ICC Test rankings. India did not play any match between the previous ranking and this time, but there has been a lot of change based on the performance of the Test that was played between New Zealand and Australia. This time Joe Root and Virat Kohli have benefited, while Australia’s Steve Smith has snatched the second position. The special thing is that India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has entered the top 10. Rohit Sharma has also gained two places.
Kane Williamson is the number one batsman in test
This time, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson has been successful in retaining the number one position in the ICC Test rankings. His rating at present is 870, which was 893 last time. He has suffered a slight loss in ratings, yet he is still the number one batsman in Tests. Now former England captain Joe Root has occupied the second position. Joe Root’s rating last time was 799, it is the same this time too, but Steve Smith’s rating has decreased. Root has directly benefited from this. Last time Steve Smith’s rating was 818, which has now come down to 789. Now they have reached third place. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell remains at fourth position with a rating of 771 and Pakistan’s Babar Azam remains at number 5 with a rating of 768.
Virat Kohli also gained one place
If we talk about the top 5 batsmen, Australia’s Usman Khawaja is at number 6 with a rating of 755 and Sri Lanka’s Damuth Karunaratne is at number 7 with a rating of 750. India’s Virat Kohli is not playing the Test series against England, but even after this he has benefited. Now he has reached number 8 with a rating of 744. England’s Harry Brook has moved up one place to number 9.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s entry in top 10, Rohit also benefits
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has entered the top 10. His rating is 727 and he is at tenth position. Rohit Sharma has also gained two places, he has succeeded in occupying the 11th position. Meanwhile, Australia’s Travis Head has lost one place and Marnus Labuschagne has lost 5 places. Head has currently reached 12th position and Labuschagne has reached 13th position.
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