ICC Test Ranking: England batsman Ollie Pope has been rewarded for his heroics during the first Test against India by reaching a new career-high rating in the latest ICC men’s Test batting rankings.
Pope stunned India with a brilliant 196 in the second innings after England’s thrilling 28-run win in the opening Test of the crucial ICC World Test Championship series in the subcontinent and climbed 20 places to 15th in the updated rankings. ICC on Wednesday.
men’s test batting rankings
| Pos | Team | Players | Rating | Career Best Rating |
| 1 | NZ | Kane WILLIAMSON | 864 | 919 v Pakistan at Christchurch 2021 |
| 2 | England | Joe ROOT | 832 | 923 v India at Edgbaston 2022 |
| 3 | Australia | Steve SMITH | 818 | 947 v South Africa at Durban 2018 |
| 4 | NZ | Daryl MITCHELL | 786 | 804 v Bangladesh at Sylhet 2023 |
| 5 | Pakistan | Babar AZAM | 768 | 882 v New Zealand at Karachi 2022 |
| 6 | India | Virat KOHLI | 767 | 937 v England at Southampton 2018 |
| 7 | Australia | Usman KHAWAJA | 765 | 847 v England at Lord’s 2023 |
| 8 | England | Harry BROOK | 765 | 773 v Australia at The Oval 2023 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | Dimuth KARUNARATNE | 747 | 783 v Ireland at Galle 2023 |
| 10 | Australia | Marnus LABUSCHAGNE | 746 | 937 v West Indies at Adelaide 2022 |
| 11 | Australia | Travis HEAD | 741 | 884 v India at The Oval 2023 |
| 12 | India | Rohit SHARMA | 729 | 813 v England at The Oval 2021 |
| 13 | India | Rishabh PANT | 721 | 801 v England at Edgbaston 2022 |
| 14 | Pakistan | Saud SHAKEEL | 693 | 728 v Australia at Melbourne 2023 |
| 15 | England | Ollie POPE | 684 | 684 v India at Hyderabad 2024 |
| 16 | England | Ben STOKES | 682 | 827 v West Indies at Old Trafford 2020 |
| 17 | South Africa | Temba BAVUMA | 678 | 685 v India at Centurion 2023 |
| 18 | England | Jonny BAIRSTOW | 675 | 772 v South Africa at Old Trafford 2017 |
This was Pope’s highest Test score away from home and the fourth-highest individual innings by an England men’s player in Tests in India, which resulted in the in-form right-hander making a big jump up the rankings.
New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson remains the No. 1 Test batsman in the world, and there has been a slight reshuffle in the top 10 following England’s win in Hyderabad and the drawn series conclusion between Australia and the West Indies.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has moved up two places to eighth after scoring a half-century in the opening innings of the second Test against the Caribbean side at the Gabba, while Pope’s England teammate Ben Duckett has also moved up five places after an innings of 35. Reached 22nd position with a gain of Rs. 47 runs against India.
men’s Test Bowling rankings
India’s veteran Ravichandran Ashwin has retained his position at the top of the Test rankings for bowlers after taking six wickets against England, with his teammate Jasprit Bumrah taking the top spot as he gained one place and took six wickets in Hyderabad. With this, we have reached fourth place.
| Pos | Team | Player | Rating | Career Best Rating |
| 1 | IND | Ravichandran ASHWIN | 853 | 904 vs England at Mumbai 2016 |
| 2 | South Africa | Kagiso RABADA | 851 | 902 vs Australia at Gqeberha 2018 |
| 3 | Australia | Pat CUMMINS | 828 | 914 vs England at Old Trafford 2019 |
| 4 | IND | Jasprit BUMRAH | 825 | 834 vs West Indies at Jamaica 2019 |
| 5 | Australia | Josh HAZLEWOOD | 818 | 864 vs India at Bengaluru 2017 |
| 6 | IND | Ravindra JADEJA | 754 | 899 vs Australia at Ranchi 2017 |
| = | England | Ollie ROBINSON | 754 | 820 vs New Zealand at Mount Maunganui 2023 |
| 8 | England | James ANDERSON | 753 | 903 vs India at Lord’s 2018 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | Prabath JAYASURIYA | 751 | 781 vs Pakistan at Galle 2023 |
| 10 | Australia | Nathan LYON | 746 | 799 vs England at Edgbaston 2023 |
| 11 | Australia | Mitchell STARC | 737 | 807 vs New Zealand at Perth 2019 |
| 12 | Pakistan | Shaheen AFRIDI | 733 | 836 vs Sri Lanka at Galle 2022 |
| 13 | New Zealand | Tim SOUTHEE | 724 | 839 vs India at Kanpur 2021 |
| 14 | New Zealand | Kyle JAMIESON | 708 | 836 vs England at Lord’s 2022 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | Taijul ISLAM | 706 | 708 vs New Zealand at Sylhet 2023 |
| 16 | South Africa | Anrich NORTJE | 677 | 698 vs West Indies at Centurion 2023 |
| 17 | West Indies | Kemar ROACH | 666 | 781 vs India at Jamaica 2019 |
| 18 | New Zealand | Neil WAGNER | 657 | 859 vs Australia at Melbourne 2019 |
| 19 | IND | Mohammed SIRAJ | 625 | 661 vs South Africa at Cape Town 2024 |
A trio of West Indies fast bowlers have also been rewarded for their good performances against Australia, with Kemar Roach (up two places to 17th), Alzarri Joseph (up four places to 33rd), and player of the match at the Gabba Shamar Joseph (up) included. 42 places to 50th) have all made some gains after the upset win.
India star Ravindra Jadeja continues to top the Test all-rounder rankings, but if England veteran Joe Root can continue his recent good form with the ball, he may soon get a new challenge.
Men’s Test all-rounder rankings
| Pos | Team | Player | Rating | Career Best Rating |
| 01 | IND | Ravindra JADEJA | 425 | 460 vs Australia at Delhi 2023 |
| 02 | India | Ravichandran ASHWIN | 328 | 492 vs England at Mohali 2016 |
| 03 | Bangladesh | Shakib AL HASAN | 320 | 489 vs Australia at Mirpur 2017 |
| 04 | England | Joe ROOT | 313 | 313 vs India at Hyderabad 2024 |
| 05 | England | Ben STOKES | 307 | 497 vs West Indies at Old Trafford 2020 |
| 06 | India | Axar PATEL | 290 | 316 vs Australia at Ahmedabad 2023 |
| 07 | West Indies | Jason HOLDER | 270 | 485 vs England at Southampton 2020 |
| 08 | South Africa | Marco JANSEN | 244 | 268 vs India at Centurion 2023 |
| 09 | Australia | Pat CUMMINS | 234 | 339 vs England at Lord’s 2019 |
| 10 | West Indies | Kyle MAYERS | 230 | 258 vs Bangladesh at St Lucia 2022 |
While Root is more famous for his efforts with the willow, the 33-year-old took five wickets against India with his useful spin and even opened the bowling for England during the second innings.
The effort has given Root a new career-high rating in the list of Test all-rounders, and the evergreen England star has moved up one place to fourth behind Jadeja in the updated rankings.
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