Brook, Rizwan cause major shake-up of latest Test batter rankings
Big gains for Harry Brook and Mohammad Rizwan on the Test rankings, while a pair of West Indies players close in on the No.1 spot for T20I bowlers.
Harry Brook and Mohammad Rizwan have caused a major shake-up inside the top 10 of the updated ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings, as West Indies' white-ball stars make eye-catching jumps on the latest T20I lists.
While veteran right-hander Joe Root maintains his place as the No.1 ranked Test batter in the world following England's success in the opening Test of their series against Sri Lanka in Manchester, teammate Brook has made a massive jump on the back of scores of 56 and 32 during that Old Trafford contest.
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Brook rises three places to fourth overall, with the 25-year-old catapulting past Pakistan's Babar Azam, Australia's Steve Smith and India's Rohit Sharma courtesy of his strong recent form.
Babar drops a whopping six places to fall from equal third to ninth following a rare failure in the first innings of Pakistan's Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, with teammate Mohammad Rizwan gaining seven spots and achieving a new career-high rating by moving inside the top 10 at equal 10th following his century in the same match.
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It means Babar is just six rating points ahead of Rizwan on the updated rankings for Test batters, while Pakistan vice-captain Saud Shakeel is not far behind after he gained one place to move to 13th overall on the back of his own century against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh right-hander Mushfiqur Rahim achieves a career-high rating as he gains seven spots to move to 17th, while Sri Lanka duo Dinesh Chandimal (up four places to 23rd) and Kamindu Mendis (up eight rungs to 36th) and England newcomer Jamie Smith (up 22 to 42nd) also rise the Test batter rankings.
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin remains out in front of the rankings for Test bowlers, although fellow tweaker Prabath Jayasuriya moves up one place to ninth for Sri Lanka following his five wickets in Manchester against England.
England seamer Chris Woakes (up four rungs to 16th) and Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando (up 10 spots to 17th) also gain some ground, while there are new career-best ratings for Pakistan right-armer Naseem Shah (up four spots to 33rd) and England's Gus Atkinson (up four places to 42nd) following good returns from their recent appearances.
Woakes also improves one place to move up to eight on the list for Test all-rounders, with India spinner Ravindra Jadeja out in front of that category.
There is plenty of change on the latest T20I rankings, with a host of West Indies players gaining ground and moving inside the top 10 of their respective categories following the opening two matches of their series at home against South Africa.
Hard-hitters Nicholas Pooran (up three spots to ninth) and Shai Hope (up 32 places to equal 40th) rise the T20I rankings for batters, while Akeal Hosein improves four spots and Gudakesh Motie gains 10 as they occupy second and third places respectively on the list for T20I bowlers to only trail England's Adil Rashid.
South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks (up two places to 13th) improves up the list for T20I batters, while Romario Shepherd makes ground on the T20 rankings for bowlers (up 13 spots to equal 31st) and all-rounders (up five places to equal 14th) following a string of good performances against the Proteas.