New Delhi: ICC has released the latest test ranking which has placed Joe Root at the top of the rankings after England managed to deliver promising performances against Sri Lanka in the ongoing bilateral series. Root’s contribution to the teams’s success against Sri Lanka in Manchester.
Here are the updated ICC Test Batting rankings & T20I rankings batting and bowling 👇
▶️ Babar Azam has dropped six places in the ICC Test Batting Rankings and is now ranked 9th. pic.twitter.com/d9BAlrkBhd
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Root’s fellow countryman Harry Brook also saw a remarkable improvement in his ranking after scoring 56 and 32 at Old Trafford during the first test. Brook improved three places to go to fourth position overall. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell also featured in the top 10 list of the ICC rankings. Kane is in second place while Daryl Mitchell is in third place.
Watch: Harry Brook and Jamie Smith play fearlessly against the Lankan bowlers!
Dark clouds hover over Pakistan cricket as Babar slips in the Test Rankings
Although there are many positives that cricket experts and pundits have taken, one thing is clear to everyone- Pakistan cricket is seeing rapid downfalls in recent years in the red ball. This unprecedented downfall is because Pakistan has been poor with the bat in recent times in red-ball cricket. Pakistan’s premium batsman, Babar Azam found himself right at the bottom of the top 10 rankings after the latter failed to score the requisite runs against Bangladesh.
▶️ Nicholas Pooran has entered the top 10 in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings. pic.twitter.com/Jb2CR4APjj
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Pakistan recently suffered a shambolic defeat against Bangladesh in front of a packed home crowd. Things got even more nasty for the men in green as the Bangla tigers dished out a 10-wicket defeat to win their first test match in Pakistan.
ICC Top 10 Test Batters
Source: ICC
