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Three Indian players feature in the top 10 list of the ICC rankings – Rohit Sharma (6th), Yashasvi Jaiswal (7th) and Virat Kohli (8th).
Senior Pakistan batsman Babar Azam suffered a massive drop in the ICC Test rankings on Wednesday, August 28. Babar has dropped from third place to the 9th spot due to his consistent failures in recent Test matches.
His decline came after a poor performance in the first Test match against Bangladesh in home conditions. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan has jumped 7 places to reach the 11th position due to his good performance.
Where are Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the ICC rankings?
According to the ICC press release issued on Wednesday, “Babar Azam has dropped six places from third to ninth after failing in the first innings of Pakistan’s Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan has achieved a new career high rating by gaining seven places to reach 11th position by scoring a century in the same match.”
ICC Rankings: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli in top 10
England’s Harry Brook topped the Test batsmen’s rankings on 28 August. Brook has now climbed three places to fourth in the list. Brook’s rise in the rankings and Babar’s fall also benefited Indian batsmen Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli in the rankings. Jaiswal has moved up one place to 7th position and Kohli has moved up two places to 8th position.
Three Indian players feature in the top 10 list of the rankings – Rohit Sharma (6th), Yashasvi Jaiswal (7th) and Virat Kohli (8th).
Bangladesh’s senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has also gained a big place in the rankings after playing a crucial innings of 191 runs against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Mushfiqur Rahim jumped 7 places and is now in 17th place.
ICC Test Rankings
- Joe Root (England) – 881 rating
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 859 rating
- Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) – 768 rating
- Harry Brooke (England) – 758 rating
- Steve Smith (Australia) – 757 rating
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 751 rating
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 740 rating
- Virat Kohli (India) – 737 rating
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 734 rating
- Usman Khawaja (Australia) – 728 rating
