The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli jumped to 4th place in the latest ICC Test batsmen’s rankings while Australia batsman Steve Smith has come back to the numero uno position in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen for the first time since the Boxing Day Tests last year. Smith has managed to leapfrogged New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who is set to lead his team in the ICC World Test Championship Final against India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton from Friday.
Williamson, who missed the second Test against England at Edgbaston after suffering an injury after scoring 13 runs in the drawn first Test at Lord’s, has slipped five points behind Smith’s 891 rating points and he is now standing at teh second place in the batters’ list.
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This means that Smith has been at the top for 167 Tests played worldwide in total, only behind Garry Sobers (189 matches) and Viv Richards (179 matches) have managed to achieve the feats more than Smith.
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The latest men’s weekly update, which also includes performances from the first Test between South Africa and the West Indies in St Lucia, as Quinton de Kock is sharing the 12th place with Cheteshwar Pujara while his compatriot Adrian Markram has advanced two slots to reach 14th place.
De Kock, who was named player of the match for playing an unbeaten knock of 141 that helped his team win by an innings and 63 runs, has taken a leap of 11 positions to attain his highest position since December 2019. South Africa’s pace bowlers also have made rapid strides after the huge win.
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Formerly top-ranked Kagiso Rabada has earned a leap of a couple of places to reach seventh place after a five-wicket haul in the second innings, Anrich Nortje is up into the top 30 for the first time in his career finishing with seven wickets in the match, while Lungi Ngidi is up 14 places to 44th position with a first-innings five-wicket haul.
