Icc test batting rankings

ICC Test Batting Rankings: England’s premier batter Joe Root has reclaimed the top position in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after his 37th Test century helped the hosts’ claim a thrilling 22-run win at Lord’s.

Root, with 888 points, regains the top spot just a week after losing it to his England team-mate Harry Brook, who is now at third place with 862 rating points. Root’s scores of 104 and 40 in the third Test win and helping England take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, see him start his eighth stint at the top of the rankings.

At 34, Root is now is the oldest top-ranked Test batter since Kumar Sangakkara in December 2014, when the Sri Lankan keeper-batter was 37. With Brook slipping to third spot, New Zealand batter Kane Williamson is number two on the rankings while Australia’s Steve Smith (816 rating points) has overtaken India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal to be at fourth place.