Sri Lankan players have got a big benefit in the latest Test rankings released by the ICC. In the Test match played between England vs Sri Lanka, the England team won the series 2-1. After this Test series, apart from the Sri Lankan team, the players of the Indian team also benefited. For the first time since September 2021, Rohit Sharma has returned to the top-5 in the ICC Test rankings. Apart from him, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal have also benefited in the Test rankings.
Sri Lankan players benefited a lot after the victory over England. Apart from them, Rohit-Kohli also got benefit in the ranking. Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has returned to the top 5 in the Test rankings for batsmen for the first time since September 2021. Rohit was the highest-ranked Indian batsman in the list updated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. India's Test team trio, which includes Rahul Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, are hoping to improve their ratings through the upcoming Bangladesh Test series.
| Rank | Player | Teams | Rating Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Root | England | 899 |
| 2 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 859 |
| 3 | Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 768 |
| 4 | Steven Smith | Australia | 757 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | India | 751 |
| 6 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 740 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli | India | 737 |
| 8 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 728 |
| 9 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 720 |
| 10 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 720 |
The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh is starting from September 19. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal performed brilliantly in India's Test series against England this year. Jaiswal scored a record 712 runs with the help of two centuries and three half-centuries, while Rohit Sharma also scored 400 runs with the help of two centuries.
In the absence of Virat Kohli, both of them made important contributions with the bat. In the recent ICC Test rankings, Sri Lankan batsmen performed brilliantly against England. Especially by winning the third Test played at the Oval in London, they ended a 10-year drought of victory.
Root remains at the top of the Test batting rankings, but his performance against Sri Lanka has led to a drop in his points, raising Kane Williamson's hopes of regaining the top spot. Pakistan's Babar Azam is out of the top 10 and Mohammad Rizwan is at number 9. Pathum Nissanka has jumped 42 places and is now 39th in the ICC Test rankings.
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