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ICC Ranking Updates: Joe Root Leads the Test Batting Ranking, Pant Overtakes Kohli 

The ICC updated its weekly ranking charts on Wednesday, 24 October 2024, which includes plenty of changes because of the ongoing test series between India-New Zealand and Pakistan-England

India’s explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant moved to sixth place in the latest ICC Test Batter’s Ranking. Yashaswi Jaiswal is the top-ranked Indian test batter who maintained his fourth position in the ICC Test Batting Rankings. Virat Kohli slips down one place to be ranked eighth, while Rohit Sharma slips down two places to the fifteenth position. 

Joe Root maintained his top spot, Kane Williamson is at number two, and Harry Brook retained his third position in the ICC Test batting rankings. 

In the ICC test bowling ranking, Jasprit Bumrah is still number one, and Ashwin is also at number two. Ravindra Jadeja is the third Indian bowler in the ICC Test bowling rankings, placing seventh with Sri Lanka’s Prabhat Jayasuriya. New Zealand’s pacer Matt Henry gained two places to ninth place in the recently updated ICC rankings thanks to his performance against India in the Bengaluru test. 

Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin are the top two all-rounders in test format. Shakib has returned to third place, replacing Joe Root. 

In men’s ODI batting rankings, Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Harry Tractor are holding the top positions. In the ODI bowling rankings, South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj is leading the chart, followed by Rashid Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazelwood. 

In the ICC T20I batter’s rankings, Travis Head is the number one batter, and India’s Surya Kumar Yadav is in second place. Phil Salt, Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan are third, fourth, and fifth-ranked T20I batters. 

Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana rose two spots to third place in the ICC T20I bowler’s ranking. Adil Rashid is still the number one T20I bowler, followed by West Indies’ Gudakesh Motie. 

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