{"id":13060,"date":"2025-07-09T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13060"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:04:09","slug":"harry-brook-overtakes-joe-root-to-become-no-1-test-batter-in-icc-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13060","title":{"rendered":"Harry Brook overtakes Joe Root to become No. 1 Test batter in ICC rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In a major shake-up at the top of the ICC Men\u2019s Test Player Rankings, England\u2019s Harry Brook has reclaimed the No. 1 spot, dethroning teammate Joe Root after an outstanding performance in the second Test against India in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Brook&#8217;s magnificent 158-run innings in the first innings helped propel him to the top, leaving Root in second place, 18 rating points adrift.<\/p>\n<p>The Edgbaston Test also saw a strong rise for India\u2019s Shubman Gill, who made significant strides in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian captain moved up 15 places to secure a career-high sixth spot, following a brilliant 269 and 161 in the second\u00a0Test, marking his first victory as captain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gill now finds himself just 79 rating points behind Brook, with only Root, Kane Williamson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Steve Smith ahead of him in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s Jamie Smith also enjoyed a remarkable rise, improving by 16 places to break into the top 10. Smith&#8217;s stellar performances, with scores of 184 not out and 88, secured him the 10th position in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>In bowling, India\u2019s Jasprit Bumrah remains the top-ranked Test bowler despite missing the Birmingham Test due to workload management.<\/p>\n<p>His compatriot, Mohammed Siraj, also climbed six places to 22nd after a solid performance against England. Meanwhile, West Indies\u2019 Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph both rose six spots, securing 29th and 31st positions, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Noman Ali remains the only Pakistani player to stay in top 10 of Test bowler rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Shifting focus to the ODI rankings, Sri Lanka\u2019s Charith Asalanka gained ground after leading his side to a 2-1 series victory over Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Asalanka moved up two places to secure sixth position among ODI batters, just behind the top-ranked Gill.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis also saw a significant boost, rising 10 spots to 10th place following his Player of the Series performance against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam retains his No. 2 rank in ODI batters ranking.<\/p>\n<p>With these changes, both the Test and ODI rankings are witnessing a fascinating shift, as new stars rise and established names continue to challenge for supremacy.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major shake-up at the top of the ICC Men\u2019s Test Player Rankings, England\u2019s Harry Brook has reclaimed the No. 1 spot, dethroning teammate Joe Root after an outstanding performance in the second Test against India in Birmingham. Brook&#8217;s magnificent 158-run innings in the first innings helped propel him to the top, leaving Root [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13060\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}