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Hans India
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Twin tons propel Pant to career-best rating in ICC Test rankings
Dubai: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant surged to a new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings on the back of twin centuries for India during the opening Test of the ongoing series against England away from home. The 27-year-old showed his class with innings of 134 and 118 as India fell to a five-wicket loss and, in the process, gained one spot to move to sixth overall on the latest rankings for Test batters, achieving a personal-best rating of 801 points. This surpasses his previous highest rating and places him within striking distance — just 88 points — of current No.1 Joe Root. Pant is now just one spot shy of his career-best ranking of fifth, which he attained during the same period in 2022. Root, who notched 28 and an unbeaten 53 in England's series-opening victory, retains his top spot, holding off teammate Harry Brook by 15 rating points. Brook stays in second place after contributing steadily at Headingley. England opener Ben Duckett also attained career-high rating in eighth place following his match-winning innings of 149 in the second innings of the Leeds Test. Duckett's fearless innings ensured England chased down their target with authority and sealed a crucial victory. Australia defeated the West Indies by 159 runs in the opening Test in Barbados, Travis Head gained three places to break into the top 10 at 10th overall after a pair of half-centuries that helped Australia secure a 159-run win over the West Indies. Elsewhere, Sri Lanka's emphatic win over Bangladesh in Colombo saw their batters make notable moves. opener Pathum Nissanka has galloped 14 places to 17th after scoring 159 in Sri Lanka's innings and 78 runs victory in the second Test against Bangladesh that helped win the WTC series 1-0. Meanwhile, South African debutant Lhuan-dre Pretorius has entered the rankings in 68th position after the left-hander struck 153 runs as South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by 328 runs in Bulawayo to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. On the bowling front, India's Jasprit Bumrah remains the No.1 Test bowler after another masterful display that included a five-wicket haul at Headingley. Australia's Josh Hazlewood move up one slot to fourth position after finishing with seven wickets in Bridgetown including a five-for in the second innings. West Indies pacer Jayden Seales rose to ninth. Sri Lanka's left-arm spinner Prabhath Jayasuriya and Taijul Islam of Bangladesh have also moved up after five-wicket hauls in the Colombo Test. Jayasuriya has gone up one slot to joint-14th position and Taijul is up two places to 16th.
Int'l Cricket Council
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
More change in top 10 as Test Batter Ranking race tightens
Further recognition has come for Rishabh Pant after the India star rose to a new career-best rating on the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings . Pant earns a career-high mark on the back of twin centuries for India during the opening Test of the ongoing series against England away from home. The 27-year-old showed his class with innings of 134 and 118 as India fell to a five-wicket loss and in the process gained one spot to move to sixth overall on the latest rankings for Test batters. It is one spot shy of the career-high ranking of five that Pant held during this corresponding period in 2022, but his overall rating of 801 points is a new best and has the keeper within 88 points of No.1 ranked batter Joe Root. The ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year: Joe Root Joe Root was crowned ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year in 2021 Root maintains his narrow advantage at the top after scores of 28 and 53 not out during the Headingley contest, with teammate and No.2 ranked batter Harry Brook 15 rating points behind his more senior teammate. England opener Ben Duckett also improves to a new career-high rating in eighth place on the batter rankings following his match-winning innings of 149 in the second innings of the Leeds Test, while there are further movements inside the top 20 following the completion of two other Test matches around the world. Australia defeated the West Indies by 159 runs in the opening Test in Barbados , with left-hander Travis head gaining three places to move to 10th overall on the list for Test batters after a pair of half-centuries during the hard-fought contest on Kensington Oval. Sri Lanka also clinched an emphatic victory over Bangladesh in Colombo, with Pathum Nissanka the big winner on the rankings as the right-hander rises 14 places to 17th overall for Test batters following his innings of 158. There are gains for Sri Lankan teammate Kusal Mendis (up four places to 30th), while impressive South African youngster Lhuan-dre Pretorius enters the batter rankings at 68th following his century against Zimbabwe. India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah remains at the top of the rankings for Test bowlers following his five-wicket haul against England at Headingley, with Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood the big mover inside the top 10 as the right-armer gains one place to fourth overall. West Indies quick Jayden Seales also gains a spot to move to ninth overall on the same list, while Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya earns a one-place rise to improve to equal 14th following his own five-wicket haul in the second innings against Bangladesh. India spinner Ravindra Jadeja stays at the top of the rankings for Test all-rounders despite a modest output against England, while a pair of South Africans are rewarded following strong efforts against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Wiaan Mulder gains seven spots to improve to equal 15th after a century against Zimbabwe, while teammate Corbin Bosch jumps a whopping 42 places to move to 19th overall following his own hundred in the same match.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
ICC Rankings Update: Pant, Duckett achieve career-high Test ratings after Headingley run-fest
Left-handed batters Rishabh Pant and Ben Duckett achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings on Wednesday. Pant, who became only the second wicketkeeper to hit two hundreds in the same match during the first Test between England and India in Leeds, climbed one spot to move to seventh overall on the list for Test batters. Meanwhile, Duckett, who was adjudged Player-of-the-Match for his scores of 62 and 149 in England's five-wicke victory in Leeds, jumped up five places to eighth in the rankings. Duckett's teammates Ollie Pope (up three spots to 19th) and Jamie Smith (up eighth places to 27th) also made significant gains in the weekly update to the rankings. India skipper Shubman Gill moved up five places to sit in the 20th spot following his century in the first innings. Former England skipper Joe Root remained the top-ranked Test batter in the world, closely followed by teammate Harry Brook. In the latest rankings for Test bowlers, India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to exert his dominance as the top-ranked bowler in the format. England skipper Ben Stokes, who nabbed five wickets during the first Test, gained three places to move to fifth on the list for the best Test all-rounders in the world.
