Harry Brook scored 171 runs in the first test match against New Zealand.
English batsman Harry Brook has reached number-1 in the ICC rankings. He has left behind Joe Root of his own country. Travis Head, Kamindu Mendis and Temba Bavuma have gained in the rankings released on Wednesday. Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has lost 3 places in the top-10 list of batsmen.
In the bowlers' rankings, pacer Jasprit Bumrah is at first place with 890 rating points. Australian captain Pat Cummins has gained one place, now reaching fourth position. Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin is at fifth and Ravindra Jadeja is at sixth.
Harry Brook becomes number one test batsman England's Harry Brook has now become the number one batsman in the new Test rankings released by ICC. He has gained one place. Earlier he was in second place. Now his rating has increased to 898. Joe Root is on the second position. His rating is 897. New Zealand's Kane Williamson remains at third place with a rating of 812 and India's Yashasvi Jaiswal remains at number four with a rating of 811.
Travis Head gains 6 places Travis Head got the benefit of scoring a brilliant century in the second test against India. He has jumped 6 places simultaneously. He has now reached number five with a rating of 781. Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis has also gained one place. He has now reached number 6 with a rating of 759. South Africa's Test captain Temba Bavuma has also moved up three places. He has now reached number 7 with a rating of 753.
Starc gains 3 places Mitchell Starc, who bowled brilliantly in the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has gained 3 places. Now the Australian pacer has moved from 14th to 11th, with a rating of 746. Jasprit Bumrah remains at number-1 with 890 rating.
Rishabh Pant also had to face loss New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has lost three places. He has now moved to number 8 with a rating of 729. India's Rishabh Pant has also lost 3 places. He has now slipped to number 9 with a rating of 724. Pakistan's Saud Shakeel also has a rating of 724, hence he is also jointly ranked ninth with Pant.
Rishabh Pant playing reverse shot in Adelaide Test.
Graphics Source: NavJivanIndia | VaskarAssets
