New Delhi: Team India stars Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have made big gains in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. India have not played a single Test match since March 2024 when they faced England in the five match series at home. Even after not playing a single Test match since last 6 months, the trio has jumped one spot each to strengthen the position among the top 10 batters.
Rohit is the highest-ranked batter among Indians as he sits on the fifth position with 751 rating points. Young sensation Jaiwal and veteran Kohli follow him closely at the sixth and seventh places respectively with 740 and 737 rating points. After Harry Brook failed twice in the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka, the three Indian players benefitted from the failure. England lost at the Kennington Oval in London earlier this week and Brook managed only 19 and 3 runs.
Brook slips to 12th, Babar out of top 10
The English batter has slipped seven positions to the 12th spot with 709 rating points while Pakistan star Babar Azam has once again got closer to the entering the top 10. He is at the 11th place with 712 points to his name behind teammates Mohammad Rizwan and Australian Marnus Labuschagne. Meanwhile, seasoned English batter Joe Root is very close to getting his all-time best ratings after the last update.
Even after an average show with the Sri Lankan side, where he only scored 25 runs in two innings, he is still retaining his top spot with 879 rating points to his name. Meanwhile, the Indian trio is expected to climb higher in the rankings keeping in mind the Test series against Bangladesh. India host Bangladesh for two matches and three T20Is starting from September 19. Post the Bangladesh series, India host New Zealand in another Test series which give the players chances of going up.
Test rankings: India skipper Rohit Sharma continues to be the highest-ranked batter for the team in the Test format, followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
