Yashasvi Jaiswal made history in ICC rankings
Indian team’s star batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has done wonders in the ICC rankings this time. Jaiswal has now achieved what he could not achieve in his short cricket career. Although he hasn’t reached number one yet, he’s definitely aiming for it. Meanwhile, other hitters have suffered some losses. This time we are seeing a lot of changes in the test rankings.
England’s Joe Root remains the number one batsman in the Test rankings published by the ICC. His rating is 903. If we talk about Yashasvi Jaiswal, he has now captured the second position. Although his bat did not work in the first innings of the first Test played against Australia, he played a strong innings of 161 runs in the second innings. Now they seem to be reaping the benefits of this. Jaiswal now has a rating of 825. Which is his highest ranking of all time. They hadn’t come this far before.
Defeat against Kane Williamson and Harry Brook
With Yashasvi Jaiswal advancing, New Zealander Kane Williamson has lost a place. Now he has gone directly from second to third place with a score of 804. Speaking of Englishman Harry Brook, he has fallen from third to fourth position. His rating is 778. New Zealander Daryl Mitchell has gained two places and has managed to reach number one with a rating of 743.
Rishabh Pant remains at number six
India’s Rishabh Pant was earlier also at number 6 and he is still there. His rating is 736. Steve Smith has had to bear the brunt of his poor performance in the first Test against India. They have dropped two places. His rating is 726. Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel reached number 8 with a rating of 724. He has gained a spot. Kamendu Mendis of Sri Lanka has also moved up to 9th place with a gain of two places. His rating is 716.
Travis Head’s entry in the top 10
Travis Head’s bat is also not performing as well as expected, but he played well in the Perth Test against India and has benefited from it. It has now reached number 10 with a rating of 713. It was previously outside the top 10, but now it has entered it. Now, it will be interesting to see how all the players included in this top 10 perform in the second India vs Australia Test.
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