ICC Test Rankings: Joe Root becomes number-1 Test batsman, Rishabh Pant top Indian away from cricket for 6 months
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ICC Test Rankings, Joe Root No. 1 Batter: ICC has updated the latest rankings. England batsman Joe Root Has become the number-1 batsman in the ICC Test batting rankings. Root has achieved the number one position by beating Marnus Labushane of Australia. He has now slipped to the third position. Whereas in the ranking of batsmen Rishabh Pant He is the only Indian who remains in the top-10 even after being away from cricket for 6 months.
Joe Root jumped 5 places
Joe Root, who scored 118 not out in the first innings of the first Test of Ashes 2023 against Australia and 46 in the second innings, has regained his reign in the rankings of Test batsmen, making a long jump of 5 places. He now has 887 rating points. Kane Williamson has also jumped 2 places to reach the second position. While Marnus Labushane has slipped from first place to number three. Steve Smith has also slipped four places, he has come in sixth place.
We have a new No.1 Test batter
Latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s Player Rankings have thrown up a big surprise https://t.co/XvrnVBPsCq
— ICC (@ICC) June 21, 2023
Rishabh Pant the only Indian in top 10
It has been almost 7 months for Rishabh Pant, he is completely away from cricket. Pant had a car accident on the morning of 30 December, in which he was injured. Team India missed him a lot in the WTC final. Well, he is rehabbing at NCA, and is eager to get back on the field. Talking about the top 10 in the ICC Test batting rankings, there is only one Indian in the form of Pant. Rishabh Pant has 758 rating points, he is at number 10 in the list and is the top Indian player.
Rishabh Pant is followed by Rohit Sharma, who is at number 12. Virat Kohli has lost 1 place in the rankings. Virat was earlier at number 13, now Virat Kohli has come at number 14 with 700 rating points.
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