Harry Brook crushes Yashasvi Jaiswal's 'World No. 1' dream, saves Joe Root's spot from India star
Published - 04 Dec 2024, 03:16 PM | Updated - 04 Dec 2024, 11:37 PM
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England National Cricket Team batter Harry Brook has achieved a new career with. The middle-order batter has become the new No.2 ranked batter in the ICC rankings for Test cricket after his heroics in the first Test against the New Zealand National Cricket Team.
Harry Brook yet again oozed his class with the bat in the longest format of the game and proved why he is rated as one of the best young players. The right-hander produced a sensational effort with the bat in the first Test against the New Zealand National Cricket Team, which took place in Christchurch.
Harry Brook was one of the main reasons behind the England National Cricket Team winning the first game of the series. The middle-order batter slammed his seventh Test century and helped his team win the match and take the 1-0 lead in the series.
Harry Brook played a sensational innings of 171 runs off 191 balls against New Zealand in the first Test
Harry Brook came up with a gigantic effort with the bat in the first innings. He played a sensational innings of 171 runs off 191 balls with the help of 15 fours and 3 sixes. His innings came at a time when England National Cricket lost a few quick wickets.
Based on his knock, Harry Brook has become the new No.2 ranked batter in the ICC Test rankings. The premier batter has gained two spots to move to second and is just 41 rating points behind Joe Root, who is the No.1 ranked batter in the longest format of the game.
With Harry Brook moving two spots up, India's Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped to fourth in the ICC Test rankings. After heroics with the bat in the first Test, the England duo of Ollie Pope (up eight spots to 32nd) and skipper Ben Stokes (up seven places to 34th) also made substantial gains in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
Temba Bavuma and Kamindu Mendis make gains after heroics in 1st SA vs SL Test
South Africa National Cricket Team skipper Temba Bavuma and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team batter Kamindu Mendis also made gains after the match between the two teams. While the latter gained two spots to bag the No.7 rank, Bavuma is now the new No.10 ranked batter following scores of 70 and 113 during South Africa's emphatic 233-run triumph.
Dinesh Chandimal (up two places to 17th) and Tristan Stubbs (up 29 spots to 42nd) also bettered their position. However, the major gainer was the South African all-rounder Marco Jansen, who made a rise in rankings for bowlers as well as all-rounders. He picked 11 wickets in Durban Test including an outstanding spell of 7/13 in the first innings.
Marco Jansen becomes No.2 ranked Test all-rounder
Jansen moved up 19 spots to 9th in the ICC Test bowler rankings while he made a huge jump of 10 spots to acquire the No.2 rank in Test rankings for all-rounders. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are at the top of the ICC Test rankings for bowlers and all-rounders respectively.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Vishwa Fernando moved up four spots to 29th while England duo Brydon Carse (up 21 places to 43rd) and Shoaib Bashir (up four rungs to 48th) gained ground following their efforts against New Zealand.
