Joe Root has changed Marnus Labuschagne as the brand new No.1 ranked Test batsman within the newest ICC Men’s Test batting rankings launched on Wednesday.
Labuschagne held the numero uno spot for over six months since rising to the highest in December 2023. However, Root along with his newest thirtieth Test century in opposition to Australia within the thrilling opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston has snatched the highest spot from the Australian middle-order batsman.
With scores of an unbeaten 118 and 46 in Birmingham that got here in a shedding trigger, Root climbed 5 locations to be ranked because the No.1 Test batsman. While Labuschagne dropped to 3rd after a not-so-impressive outing within the Ashes opener, veteran New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson occupies the second spot having jumped two locations.
Along with Labuschagne, Steve Smith and Travis Head too misplaced their locations with Smith dropping 4 spots and shifting to sixth and Head down one place to be positioned at fourth. Babar Azam of Pakistan completes the fifth spot.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja, who was awarded the Player of the Match for his batting heroics rose to a brand new career-best rating of seventh with Rishabh Pant being the one Indian to be within the prime 10. India skipper Rohit Sharma is positioned twelfth whereas Virat Kohli takes the 14th place.
In the bowling chart, India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continues to occupy the highest spot that’s adopted by veteran England pacer James Anderson, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and Australian skipper Pat Cummins.
England pacers Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad discover themselves within the prime 10 whereas spinner Moeen Ali – who performed his first Test with a blister on his spinning finger – after virtually two years in opposition to Australia returns to the rankings by occupying the 52nd spot.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com