Charismatic England batter Joe Root’s reign on the high of the ICC Check batting rankings ended on Wednesday with compatriot Harry Brook taking the No.1 spot, whereas India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravindra Jadeja held on to their high positions within the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ charts respectively within the longest format. Brook, 25, overtook Root following his eighth Check century in opposition to New Zealand in Wellington final week, with the right-handed participant now having fun with a slender one-point benefit over his extra skilled teammate on the high of the newest ICC rankings.
Brook has a complete of 898 ranking factors, yet another than Root, and joins Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar with the equal thirty fourth highest ranking of all time for Check batters.
Root had held on to the highest spot since July this 12 months when he displaced former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson from the No.1 place.
Brook scored 123 and 55 in England’s large 323-run victory over New Zealand, whereas Root had innings of three and 106 in the identical Check.
“In the event you requested me, Brooky is by far and away the perfect participant on this planet on the minute,” Root mentioned following England’s victory in Wellington.
“He has such an all-round recreation, he can soak up strain, he can apply it, he can whack you over your head for six, he can scoop you over his head for six, he can smack spin, he can smack seam. He is so laborious to bowl to.” Bumrah maintained his No.1 place on the high of the Check bowlers’ rankings with 890 ranking factors. The Indian has some powerful competitors from South Africa fast Kagiso Rabada (856) and Australian tempo bowler Josh Hazlewood (851).
Jadeja too maintained his high spot on the Check rankings for all-rounders with 415 ranking factors, adopted distantly by Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz (285), who gained two locations to maneuver to second following his aspect’s sequence in opposition to the West Indies.
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