 "25-year-old Harry Brook becomes number 1 Test batsman Harry Brook ends Joe Root’s ninth stint as number 1 Test batter in latest ICC rankings – News-Patiala Punjabi")
ICC Test Ranking: This time there has been a big change in the new ICC Test Ranking. England cricket team’s young batsman Harry Brook has become the number one batsman in the Test format. Brook has outdone his fellow batsman Joe Root. The right-handed batsman has earned the honor of being the world’s No. 1 Test batsman by scoring 2 consecutive centuries in the Test series against New Zealand.
Earlier, Brooke was in second place. Now his rating has increased to 898. Joe Root has lost one place and is now in second place. However, his rating is only one less than Harry Brook’s. Joe Root currently has a rating of 897. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson remains at the third position with a rating of 812 and India’s Yashaswi Jaiswal remains at the fourth position with a rating of 811. There has been no change in their ranking.
Harry Brook has become the number 1 batsman with his excellent performance. The right-handed batsman has scored 2280 runs in 23 Tests at an average of 61.62. Brooke has so far scored 8 Test centuries, 7 of which have been scored on foreign soil. Apart from 8 centuries, Brooke has also scored 10 fifties. The best score of this player is 317 runs.
Joe Root’s reign is over 😮
A new World No.1 has been crowned in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings 🏅 https://t.co/4r1ozlrWSA
— ICC (@ICC) December 11, 2024
Among the bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah is the number 1 bowler in the world. After the Perth Test, Bumrah became the number 1 Test bowler and he also bowled well in Adelaide, due to which his top position has been retained.
Talking about other fast bowlers, Mitchell Starc is 11th with an advantage of three places, Chris Woakes is 15th with an advantage of two places and England’s Gus Atkinson is 17th with an advantage of four places. South African spinner Keshav Maharaj re-entered the top 20 after his match-winning efforts against Sri Lanka climbed to the same 18th position. India’s Ravindra Jadeja continues to dominate the Test all-rounder rankings, while Bangladesh captain Mehdi Hassan Mirage has climbed to second place after his contribution in the Caribbean.