Joe Root has become the number one batter in the ICC Test batting rankings after his magnificent batting in the recently concluded Test series against West Indies. Root dethroned Kane Williamson from the top after scoring 291 runs from four innings, which included one century and two half-centuries.
The former England captain also became the seventh-highest run scorer in Test history, reaching the 12,000-run mark. He also hit his 32nd Test hundred and leveled the numbers of Steve Smith, Williamson, and Steve Waugh.
Babar Azam (3rd), Daryl Mitchell (4th), Steve Smith (5th), and Rohit Sharma (6th) rose one spot each. Ravindra Jadeja is the number one all-rounder with 444 ratings. Ben Stokes (6th) and Chris Woakes (9th) also moved up in the tally.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has reached the fourth spot with 757 ratings in the T20I rankings. Ravi Bishnoi jumped eight places in the bowlers’ rankings to be at the tenth spot after taking six wickets in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Earlier, he also picked six wickets in the five-match series against Zimbabwe.
Marcus Stoinis is the number one all-rounder in the shortest format. He has 211 ratings. He replaced Wanindu Hasaranga, who dropped to the fourth position with 206 rating points.
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