Joe Root left behind Marnus Labuschagne (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: The England team may have lost in the first Test of the Ashes series, but there is good news for Joe Root from the ICC. Joe Root has now become the number one batsman in the new ICC Test rankings. He has received this award because of the century he scored in the first Test of the Ashes. At the same time, Australian batsmen Steve Smith, Marnus Labushen and Travis Head had to pay the price for their failure.
Marnus Labushen’s reign has been snatched from him in the latest ICC rankings. Joe Root of England is now the new number one. Labushen has slipped and rolled to third place. On the other hand, Kane Williamson of New Zealand has got the second place. Steve Smith was at number two in last week’s rankings. But this week he has slipped to the sixth position.
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Top 5 batsmen in ICC’s new Test rankings
Joe Root has become the number one batsman in Tests with 887 rating points. At the same time, Kane Williamson, who reached second place, has 883 rating points. Marnus Labushen who has moved from first to third place has 877 rating points. Travis Head, who was at number three in the previous rankings, has slipped to fourth place with 874 rating points in the latest rankings. The 5th place in the list is of Babar Azam of Pakistan, who has 862 points.
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