Ex-England Test skipper Joe Root has risen to the top of ICC Men’s Test rankings for batsmen following 30th Test century and a second-innings 46 in the first Test of Ashes 2023. Marnus Labuschagne, who was the top-ranked batter before the Ashes began, dropped to the third position following scores of 0 and 13 in Edgbaston.

ICC Test Ranking: Williamson climbs up to No. 2 –

Labuschagne was not the only Australian who dropped places. Travis Head slipped from third to fourth despite a fifty in the first innings, while Steven Smith slid from second to sixth after ordinary scores in both the innings of the opening Test.

Kane Williamson, who hasn’t played a Test since March 2023 and is out with an ACL injury, climbs up to No. 2 as a result.

ICC Test batters ranking:

1) Root – 887
2) Williamson – 883
3) Labuschagne – 877
4) Head – 873
5) Babar – 862
6) Smith – 861
7) Khawaja – 836
8) Daryl Mitchell – 792
9) Karunaratne – 780
10) Pant – 758

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Usman Khawaja, though, continued his rise up the ranks. His Player-of-the-Match performance at Edgbaston – that included scores of 141 and 65 – now sees him at No. 7, displacing Daryl Mitchell and Dimuth Karunaratne. India’s Rishabh Pant rounds off the top ten.

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