ICC Men's Test Rankings: Hazlewood Climbs to No. 7, Markram Jumps Into Top 10, Rahmat Shah Enters Batting List
The ICC men's Test rankings have moved in all three player categories. Australia's Josh Hazlewood climbed two places in bowling. South Africa's Aiden Markram jumped four places in batting. Marco Jansen raised his all-rounder rating to 367 and sits second.
Batting. England's Harry Brook stays No. 1 on 861. Australia's Steven Smith is still second, but his rating drops from 840 to 822. That widens Brook's lead to 39 points. It was 21 points before. Joe Root is third on 816. Travis Head slips from 811 to 778 but stays fourth.
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra moves up to fifth on 740. South Africa's Temba Bavuma falls to sixth after his rating drops from 775 to 735. Markram gains 25 points to reach 706. That lifts him from 14th to joint 10th, level with Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis. Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah enters the top 15 at 13th on 693. Devon Conway drops out. Rishabh Pant (713), Daryl Mitchell (710) and Shubman Gill (709) hold seventh, eighth and ninth.
Bowling. Australia's Mitchell Starc leads on 865, down from 872. Matt Henry (861), Ollie Robinson (856) and Jasprit Bumrah (853) follow. Pat Cummins gains five points to 846. Marco Jansen gains six to 831. Josh Hazlewood jumps from 783 to 818 and moves from ninth to seventh. He passes Kagiso Rabada (799) and Scott Boland (796), who each slip one place.
Australia now have five bowlers in the top 13. They are Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Boland and Nathan Lyon. Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas enters at 14th on 713. Bangladesh's Taijul Islam drops out. Simon Harmer is 15th on 706.
All-rounders. India's Ravindra Jadeja stays on top with 422. Jansen is second, 55 points behind. Mehidy Hasan Miraz is third on 319. Wiaan Mulder jumps from 245 to 272 and moves up to fourth. That pushes Starc down to fifth on 269. Pat Cummins gains 34 points to reach 268 and now sits alone in sixth. Washington Sundar is seventh on 234.
In the team rankings, Australia lead on 126. South Africa (119) and New Zealand (106) are next. India are fourth on 105 and England fifth on 102. Bangladesh's rating dips by one point to 77.