The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest Test rankings on Wednesday, with India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant improving courtesy of his recent innings. Pant, who scored 99 in the Bangalore Test against New Zealand, has moved up three places to number six in the latest rankings. In this regard, he has also left behind Indian star batsman Virat Kohli.
England’s Joe Root is at the top of the list and he has maintained his form consistently. Apart from Virat and Pant, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number four in the top ten.
England’s Joe Root has become the number one batsman in the latest ICC Test batsmen’s rankings. Earlier, his rating reached 932, but now it has come down to 917. After that, he still occupies the number one position. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is in second place with 821 ratings. Now his rating is 803.
Rishabh Pant has moved up three places together, now he has managed to reach number 6 with 745 ratings. Although the Indian team lost to New Zealand in Bangalore, Pant got a fighting innings of 99 runs from the bat in that match. The benefits of this are clearly visible in the rankings published by the ICC. Team India captain Rohit Sharma also failed to score big runs against Bangladesh and New Zealand. As a result, Rohit has fallen two steps behind.
Rohit Sharma is at number 16. England’s in-form batsman Joe Root has strengthened his claim at number one. At the same time, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway also made some great gains. Team India’s star bowler Jaspreet Bumrah is doing his job properly. Bumrah has performed well against the Kiwi team. He is number one in the bowlers’ list. Ravichandran Ashwin has retained his possession at number two. Kuldeep Yadav has moved up to 16th in the points table.