ICC Rankings: England’s stalwart Joe Root on Wednesday dethroned Australia’s dominance from the ICC rankings as the previous English skipper took the World No.1 spot in the Test batters chart. England went right down to Australia in a humdinger in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham as Aussie skipper Pat Cummins famously took the guests over the road by 2 wickets. However, the Aussies have been bossed in the ICC standings.
As per the most recent Rankings launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC), Joe Root has jumped 5 locations in the batters’ chart and has change into the World No.1 in the purest format with score factors of 887. However, after occupying the highest three locations a earlier week in the past, there is just one Australian batter on the rostrum locations now. Former World No.1 Marnus Labuschagne has misplaced two locations and is now the World No.3 with 877 scores as Kane Williamson strikes to the second with 6 scores higher.
Root’s 30 Test ton powers him to the height
Meanwhile, it was Joe Root’s thirtieth ton and a useful contribution in the second innings of the first Ashes Test that took him to the height of the mountain. Root his 118 in 152 balls in the primary innings earlier than scoring 46 from 55 balls in the second time period.Â
Usman Khawaja was the showstopper for Australia together with his 141 in the primary innings and a useful 65 in the chase of 281. Meanwhile, former World No.2 Steve Smith now pushed out of the highest 5 as he occupied sixth place behind Babar Azam with 861 scores. World No.3 per week in the past, Travis Head now stands in fourth behind Labuschagne and has 873 scores to his identify.
Labuschagne held the primary place for six months from December 2022 however his sluggish begin in 2023 has seen him go down. He attracted a duck and a 16 in the primary Ashes Test. Meanwhile, Smith scored 16 and 6 in the sport, whereas Head made 50 and 16.
Virat Kohli lose one spot
India’s Kohli has gone one place down in the ICC rankings. He now sits in 14th place after a not-so-convincing efficiency in the WTC Final. Meanwhile, England’s Harry Brook replaces him at 13 as he made 32 and 46 in the 2 innings of the Ashes Test.
