Latest Rankings For Test Batsmen Out, Rohit Overtakes Kohli To Become Top-Ranked Indian
Mumbai: The ICC today released the latest rankings for Test batsmen, with Rohit Sharma overtaking Virat Kohli to reach the fifth spot and become the top-ranked Indian batsman.
The opener’s scores of 19 and 59 have lifted him one place to a career-best fifth position, seven rating points more than Kohli for an aggregate of 773.
The last time someone other than Kohli was the top-ranked India batter was in November 2017, when Cheteshwar Pujara was second and Kohli fifth. In the latest update, Pujara has progressed three slots to reach 15th position after his second innings knock of 91 and is the fourth Indian on the list with Rishabh Pant still ahead of him in 12th place despite slipping four slots.
Meanwhile, England captain Joe Root has regained the number one spot in the rankings after six years.
The 30-year-old had started the series in the fifth position but his 507 runs in three Tests has helped him overtake Virat Kohli, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, and finally, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, whom he now leads by 15 rating points. Root was second before the Leeds Test, in which he scored 121 in England’s only innings.
Root was at number one before being overtaken by Williamson in December 2015, with Kohli and Smith also reaching the top.
Apart from these four, the last time South Africa’s AB de Villiers was on top was in November 2015.
The root is now just one point below his career-best 917 rating points, which he achieved after his 130-run knock against Australia at Nottingham in August 2015. Only four other England batsmen have scored high rating points – Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs, Peter May and Dennis Compton.
Other England batsmen to progress in the latest weekly ranking update include openers Rory Burns (up five places to 24th) and Jonny Bairstow (up to two places to 70th), while David Malan scored 70 and 88. Huh. Re-entered the ranking in the number one position.
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and like us on Facebook for the latest updates and interesting stories.
