DTVHINDIAfter losing the series, Pakistan suffered another setback, lowest rating points since 1965
PAK Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) The date of 3 September 2024 was the worst day in Pakistan cricket history. On this day, Pakistan suffered a 0-2 clean sweep in the home Test series against Bangladesh. Both the Test matches of the series were played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where Pakistan lost the first Test by 10 wickets and the second Test by six wickets. The situation in which Pakistan lost in both the Test matches was disappointing. In the first Test match, Pakistan declared their first innings at 448 runs but still had to face defeat. In the second Test, Pakistan bowled out Bangladesh for 26 runs in the first innings, but despite this, Shan Masood and company had to face defeat. Pakistan has also suffered a loss in the ICC Test Team Ranking due to losing this Test series. Pakistan reached eighth position in ICC Test rankings Actually, ICC has released its latest Test rankings after the series between Pakistan and Bangladesh ended. Pakistan has slipped two places to eighth position in the ICC Test team rankings. Pakistan is currently at 76 rating points, which is also their lowest rating point in Test cricket history. This is the lowest rating of the Pakistani team since 1965. In the ranking of 12 Test teams, Bangladesh, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan are below Pakistan. Sri Lanka and West Indies have benefited from Pakistan’s defeat, both have moved up one place each to sixth and seventh positions. There is no change in the position of the top-5 teams in the latest ICC Test rankings. In this ranking, Australia remains at the top with 124 rating points, while India (120 rating points) is at the second position. After this, England is at number three, while South Africa is at number four. New Zealand is at number five. The ICC Test team rankings were updated on September 3 and Pakistan has suffered the most from it.
ICC Test Ranking: Harry Brook reached number three, Virat Rohit and Jaiswal suffered losses, see the latest ranking
England Cricket Team. (Image Source: Getty Images) England’s star batsman Joe Root has reached the second position in the ICC Test rankings among batsmen. He is now very close to overtaking number one Kane Williamson. Root showed excellent batting performance in the ongoing series against West Indies and scored his 32nd Test century during this period. Joe Root now has 852 points in the Test rankings, who was earlier only seven points behind Williamson (859). The third name in the latest list of Test rankings is now Harry Brook, who has achieved 771 rating points. Before this match, he was at the seventh position, but now he has jumped four places to reach the third position. Babar Azam, Daryl Mitchell, Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma have suffered losses. Pakistan team batsman Babar Azam, New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell, Australian legend Steve Smith and Indian captain Rohit Sharma have slipped one place each. Babar has moved from third to fourth, Mitchell from fourth to fifth, Smith from fifth to sixth and Rohit from sixth to seventh. India’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is at eighth, Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne is at ninth and legendary batsman Virat Kohli is at tenth position. ICC Test Ranking: There is no change in the list of bowlers There is no change in bowling in the ICC Test rankings. There is no change in the top 10. R Ashwin is the number one Test bowler. Josh Hazlewood and Jasprit Bumrah are jointly at the second position. There has been a change in the top 10 in the all-rounder rankings. New Zealand’s Matt Henry has joined the top 10. However, Kyle Mayers of West Indies has the same rating points as him. The Test rankings may be interesting after the England vs West Indies third Test. If we talk about the ICC Test all-rounder rankings, Ravindra Jadeja is at number one. R Ashwin is at number two, Shakib Al Hasan is at number three. After this, England batsman Joe Root is at number four. Team India’s all-rounder Akshar Patel is at number five.
