Joe Root’s time now seems to be slowly coming to an end. He is no longer the number one batsman in Test. During the Test series played against New Zealand, Root did not score many runs with his bat and with this he also lost the number one position in the ICC Test rankings. Meanwhile, Harry Brook has overtaken him, and Australia’s fast batsman Travis Head has captured the first position. However, the difference in ratings between the top 3 batsmen is very slight.
Travis Head jumps three places to become ICC’s number one Test batsman
Australia’s Travis Head has now become the number one Test batsman in the ICC rankings. He has succeeded in reaching here by jumping two places simultaneously. His rating is currently at 843. Meanwhile, Harry Brook of England is at second place, he was there earlier also. His rating is 852. That is, only one rating less than Head.
Big loss for Joe Root, straight to third place
Meanwhile, the big upset that has happened is that former England captain Joe Root has moved straight from the number one batsman to the third position. His rating has become 840. Joe Root has dropped three places at once. During the three-Test series against New Zealand, Root was successful in scoring only one half-century. The rest of his scores were very small. They are facing the consequences of this by falling down in the rankings.
Name removed from ranking after Kane Williamson’s retirement
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson has now retired from international cricket, hence his name has now been removed from the rankings by ICC, as long as he played, his name remained in the top 5. Due to Williamson’s exclusion, South Africa’s Temba Bavuma and India’s Shubman Gill have gained one place each. Gill has now come at number six. New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has moved up two places to number 7. Sri Lanka’s Kamendu Mendins has lost three places to No. 8. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also moved to number 9 with a loss of one place.
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