IND vs Eng: Captain Marvel! Shubman Gill makes history with a career-final test rankings

New Delhi: India’s captain Shubman Gill has climbed the best of the career in the ICC Mains Test batting rankings, while England’s Harry Brook has beaten the team’s partner Joe Root to finish the longest position.Gill’s remarkable performance-269 and 161 scoring-Nene made him only second player in Test history to record 150-plas scores in both innings of a match. His total 430 runs now is the second highest in the same test. These exploits have placed him above the ranking at 15 places, launching a series at number 23. His previous best was the 14th, achieved in September last year.

Meanwhile, Brook has returned to the peak of Test batting after his stellar 158 in the first innings of the second Test in Edgbaston. He had earlier ranked number 1 for a week in December 2024. His latest Udaya Joe Root drops in second place, as well as a decrease in 18-point ratings.

After the Edgbaston Test, many other players also made remarkable benefits. Ravindra Jadeja reached six spots 39th after his important knock of 89 and one unbeaten 69. England’s wicketkeeper-son Jamie Smith, who hit 184* and 88, extended 16 places to break the top 10 for the first time, now in 10th place.India’s speed pair, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep, also increased in Test bowling charts after their standout performance. Siraj, who claimed seven wickets, is ranked 22nd at six places. Akash Deep, after 10-cicat winning the match, took 39 spots to the best 45th position of the career.Among other notable movements, Vian Malder of South Africa climbed 34 places in the best 22nd place of a career in the Test batting rankings after his unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe in Bulwayo. He stepped in four places between the bowlers to 48th position and now only sit at number 3 in the all-rounders rankings, leaving behind only Ravindra Jadeja and Mehidi Hasan Miraj.Among other South African players, David Bedingham moved to 43rd positions at four places, while Lhuan-Dre Pretorius jumped at eight places in eight places in the batting rankings. With the ball, Corbin Bosch climbed six spots 51st.From the Australia-West Indies Test in Granada, Cameron Green (four to 45th) and Bu Webster (from two to 50th) were obtained in batting. West Indies Roston Chase (four to 81st) and Brandon King (from 60 to 83rd) also proceeded. Fast bowlers Shamar Joseph and Alzari Joseph upgraded six places to reach 29th and 31st positions respectively.In the ICC men’s ODI rankings, Sri Lanka’s Charith Asanka stepped into two places in the series opener against Bangladesh in two places after his century. Kusal Mendis, who scored 124 runs in the final ODi, broke into the top 10 for the first time. The team’s partner Jenith Linaz (seven to 44th) and Bangladesh’s Tohid Hridoy (seven to 51st) also progressed.Between the bowlers, Sri Lankan leg-spinner Vanindu Hasranga returned to ODI Top 10, climbing eighth place at 11 places.