Yashasvi Jaiswal suffered a loss in the ICC Test rankings, slipping to fourth place despite a brilliant inning of 161 runs. At the same time, England’s Harry Brook gained second place in the rankings by scoring a century against New Zealand, while he jumped two places.
By Anurag Mishra
Published Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:19:46 PM (IST)
Updated Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:19:46 PM (IST)
HighLights
- Harry Brook secured the number-2 position.
- Root’s kingdom is in danger.
- Kohli, Shubman Gill also lost in ranking.
Sports Desk, Indore. England’s young batsman Harry Brook has recently achieved a major upset by reaching the second position in the ICC men’s Test rankings. Brook played a brilliant inning of 171 runs in England’s impressive 8-wicket win against New Zealand, which took him up two places in the rankings.
After this brilliant performance, Brook has now overtaken India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, whose rating has dropped slightly to fourth place.
Brook’s current rating is 854 points and he is now just 41 points behind former England captain Joe Root. Root, who was out for zero in the last Test match, remains at the first position in the Test rankings. However, Brook’s consistent innings and ability to perform under pressure have made him Root’s closest competitor.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s change in ranking
Meanwhile, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, who recently achieved his career-best ranking, has now slipped to fourth place. He has 825 marks. England’s Ollie Pope and captain Ben Stokes have also strengthened their rankings.
Pope has moved up eight places to 32nd, while Ben Stokes has moved up seven places to 34th. This rise in the ranking of these England players shows their significant contribution to the team’s spectacular victory.
Harry Brook adds another Test century to his growing collection 🔥#WTC25 , #NZvENG : https://t.co/u0AuzOQTVK pic.twitter.com/MO4lxJfWBS
— ICC (@ICC) November 29, 2024
Great performance by Kamindu Mendis and Temba Bavuma
Along with England’s performance in the ICC Test rankings, some important changes were seen after the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis and South Africa captain Temba Bavuma have achieved the best ratings of their careers.
Mendis has moved up to seventh position, while Bavuma has made his place in the top 10 after brilliant innings of 70 and 113.
Marco Janssen created a stir in the rankings of bowlers and all-rounders.
Marco Janssen of South Africa has also made a big change in the rankings of bowlers and all-rounders. Jansen has taken a career-high ninth position in the bowlers’ rankings with 11 wickets in a match and an impressive spell of 7/13. He has moved up to second place in the rankings for all-rounders, behind only India’s Ravindra Jadeja.
Improvement in the ranking of players of England and Sri Lanka
England’s Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir have also improved their rankings after their brilliant bowling against New Zealand. Apart from this, Vishwa Fernando of Sri Lanka jumped four places to reach 29th position.
