As a result of England’s victory against the West Indies, Babar Azam has fallen down. The ranks of the ICC Men’s Test Player rankings, moving down to the No.1 spot. This comes as numerous other prominent English players have risen through the rankings.
Babar Azam Test Ranking
After England’s victory over West Indies in the second test, Harry Brook also made significant advancements. Climbing four ranks to reach a career-high third place in the batter rankings. This achievement was a career high for Brook.
During their match at Trent Bridge, the squad, which was led by Ben Stokes. Was victorious by a dominant 241 runs. Joe Root, a veteran batsman, showed brightly by hitting his 32nd century in a test match.
Test Batter Rankings
This brought him closer to the top of the Test batter rankings. Which are presently held by Kane Williamson of New Zealand.
With the addition of 12 rating points, Root is currently only seven points behind Williamson in the list of players.
Root has the potential to retake the number one ranking. If he continues to deliver an outstanding performance in the forthcoming third test match in Birmingham.
Additionally, Harry Brook made considerable progress, climbing four ranks to reach a career-high third place in the batter rankings.
This is a lifetime high for him. He was able to overcome Babar Azam, Daryl Mitchell, Steve Smith, and Rohit Sharma thanks to his remarkable century that he scored in the second innings at Nottingham.
Additional players from England also saw their ranks climb over this time period.
Outstanding Performance from England
As a result of his outstanding performance in the second test, Ben Duckett moved up six places to the sixteenth position, and Ollie Pope moved up eight places to the twenty-first position.
As for the West Indies, Kraigg Brathwaite moved up two spaces to the 40th position. Joshua Da Silva moved up seven spots to the 61st position, and Kavem Hodge made a significant leap of 21 places to achieve the 75th position.
With his six-wicket haul against the West Indies, Chris Woakes moved back into the top 20 of the Test bowling rankings for the first time since September 2021. This was the first time he had been in the top 20 since then.
Shoaib Bashir, a young spinner from England, moved up 17 spots to 53rd rank after taking five wickets in the second innings.
Jayden Seales, a spinner from the West Indies, moved up 10 spots to 34th place after taking six wickets in the Nottingham Test match.
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