Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 25, 2024, 07:58 PM
ICC Rankings: While on one hand the first test between India and England has started, on the other hand the second match between Australia and West Indies has started. A new ranking has also been released by ICC between these two test matches. Team India captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli have suffered losses in this ranking this time. If we talk about Australia's Travis Head, he seems to be getting huge benefits. Many changes are being seen in the test rankings this time.Kane Williamson number one in ICC test rankings, Joe Root at second placeIn the Test rankings released by the ICC, New Zealand's Kane Williamson occupies the number one position. His rating at present is 864. England's Joe Root occupies the second position. Joe Root's rating is 859. Australia's Steve Smith remains at number three with a rating of 807. Marnus Labuschagne of Australia is stuck at number four with a rating of 787. That means there has been no change in the ranking of top 4 this time.Travis Head jumped seven placesAustralia's Travis Head seems to be getting a huge advantage in the rankings this time. He has jumped seven places to reach fifth position. His rating has now reached 786. Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand also has a rating of 786 and is in sixth place. Meanwhile, former Team India captain Virat Kohli has suffered a slight loss. They were earlier ranked sixth, but have now moved to number seven with a rating of 775. England's Harry Brook has also lost one place. He has reached number eight with a rating of 773. Australia's Usman Khawaja is at ninth position as before. His rating is now 771.Babar Azam reaches tenth place, Rohit Sharma out of top 10Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has also lost two places. His rating is now 768, yet he has managed to retain his place in the top 10. If we talk about captain Rohit Sharma, he is out of the top 10. Rohit Sharma has now reached 11th position with the loss of one place. His rating at present is 748. Rohit Sharma will try to enter the top 10 again soon.