Joe Root has toppled Harry Brook to become the number-one-ranked Test batter in the latest ICC rankings update. Both of them featured in the third Test against New Zealand which England lost by a massive margin of 423 runs.
Joe Root became the number 1 Test batter for the ninth time in his career on July 31 this year. However, his stint was a short one this time, less than five months to be precise, with his teammate Harry Brook displacing him to the top following a sensational performance in Test series vs New Zealand
The star Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant 161 in the second innings of the first Test match against Australia in Perth but lost his second position in the updated ICC men's Test batting rankings on Wednesday.
After scoring just 5 runs in the first innings, Virat Kohli made a strong comeback with his 30th Test century in the second innings of the first Test match against Australia in Perth. Kohli gained 9 places in the updated ICC Test rankings with his first century in 2024.
Pakistan are busy playing ODI cricket at the moment against Zimbabwe. But they have picked a second-string team for this series resting the likes of Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam among others. This has cost Shaheen his number-one spot in ODI rankings among bowlers.
India's skipper for the first Test against Australia in Perth, Jasprit Bumrah is the new No.1 bowler in the longest format of the game. In the latest ICC rankings update, Bumrah has earned the career-best ratings after picking up eight wickets at the Optus Stadium that helped India win by 295 runs.
The star Indian all-rounder scored 59 runs and took two wickets in four T20I games against South Africa to witness a big jump in the latest ICC men's T20I all-rounder rankings. In-form pacer Arshdeep Singh also stormed into the top 10 bowling chart on Wednesday.
Tilak Varma became only the fifth batter in T20I history to smash consecutive centuries in the format as he ended the four-match series against South Africa with 280 runs. Sanju Samson, the other big gainer for India, also scored a couple of centuries in the series.
The experienced Indian spinner continued his dream comeback with a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in the second T20I game and witnessed a massive jump in the ICC's weekly T20I bowling rankings. Ravi Bishnoi also jumped a place after claiming four wickets in two T20Is against the Kiwis.
Pakistan's recent historic series win over Australia in ODIs was orchestrated by their bowlers led by Shaheen Afridi. For his fantastic performance in three matches, Afridi has jumped three places to become the number 1 ODI bowler in the world in latest ICC rankings.
India's Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has registered a one-place loss and is currently occupying the fourth spot in the latest ICC Test batting rankings. Jaiswal finished the three-match series against New Zealand with 190 runs in three games at an average of 31.66.
Jasprit Bumrah has lost his No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after going wicketless in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. Kagiso Rabada is now the new No.1 bowler in the longest format of the game following his nine wickets in the first Test vs Bangladesh.
A few Indian players have been rewarded for their performances in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. An Indian all-rounder has closed in on the World No.1 spot in the ODI rankings for the bowlers, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur has gone down a few places in the batters' chart.
Hardik Pandya, not long ago, was the number one all-rounder in the T20I rankings thanks to his performance in T20 World Cup. But after missing quite a few matches in the format after the tournament, he had lost his numero uno position.
As per the latest ICC rankings, an Indian star has jumped a massive number of 82 places in the rankings. India are currently featuring in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 and have played two games. They lost to New Zealand in their opener before defeating Pakistan in the second one.
“I’d like everyone to applaud a guy who brought us back into games again and again in this tournament. What he did in those last five overs, bowling two out of the last five overs, was phenomenal. A huge round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah, please…” said Virat Kohli after the T20 World Cup triumph.
Rohit Sharma has slipped out of ICC's top ten Test batting rankings. Rohit has dropped five places to 15 whereas Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli are the only three Indian players who are a part of the top 10 batting rankings.
Four teams played ODI cricket over the last week or so and the players have been rewarded for their performances in the matches. Travis Head played one of the best ODI knocks in England while Rashid Khan and Rahmanullah Gurbaz toppled records against South Africa.
ICC Rankings: India's trio of Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Akash Deep were the big gainers in the latest Test rankings as far as the bowlers and all-rounders were concerned. Jadeja scored 86 with the bat and took five wickets while Ashwin was the player of the match with a century and a fifer.
The T20I series between England and Australia ended in a 1-1 draw. The fact that the hosts could draw the series was due to Livingstone who smashed 87 runs off 47 deliveries in the second T20I chasing 194 runs. He also picked up five wickets in two matches further bolstering his all-round prowess.
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