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After twin centuries, Rishabh Pant achieves THIS massive record after first Test vs England in Leeds, he has…
Rishabh Pant scored centuries in both innings in the first Test against England at Leeds. (Photo: ANI) India wicketkeeper and vice-captain Rishabh Pant became the first-ever Indian batter to score centuries in both innings in a Test match in England. Pant notched up 134 and 118 in the two innings in the first Test against England at Headingley at Leeds but that wasn't enough for Shubman Gill's Team India, who lost by five wickets on Tuesday. Thanks to Pant's brilliant tons, the Indian wicketkeeper has achieved career-best ranking in ICC men's Test batters list. Pant has risen one position to 7th place with 801 rating points and is not only 5 points behind 6th place South African skipper Temba Bavuma. Two centurions from the first #ENGvIND Test have reached career-best ratings in the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings 👏 Read more ⬇️ — ICC (@ICC) June 25, 2025 England opener Ben Duckett also reached a career-best 8th position in the ICC men's Test batting rankings after his outstanding performance in the opening match of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 series against India at Headingley in Leeds. The 30-year-old left-hander scored 62 in the first innings and 149 in the second, contributing significantly to England's victory by five wickets on the final day. Duckett posted the highest score by any batter in the fourth innings against India as England chased down 371 to win. His impressive performance earned him the Player of the Match award and propelled him five spots higher in the latest weekly rankings update, which saw several batters making notable gains. Shubman Gill returns to top 20 Indian captain Shubman Gill is back in the top 20, KL Rahul has moved up 10 places to 38th while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal retains fourth position reaching a career-best 851 rating points. Ollie Pope, who scored a century in the first innings, has moved up three places to 19th position while Jamie Smith is at a career-best 27th position, his scores of 40 and 44 lifting him eight places. England's Joe Root and Harry Brook retained the number one and two positions. Jasprit Bumrah retains number one position In the bowling department, Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to lead the table with a five-wicket haul in the first innings. England fast bowler Josh Tongue has galloped in the bowling rankings, up 16 places to 64th after grabbing seven wickets in the match, while captain Ben Stokes has gained one slot to be 49th among bowlers and up three places to fifth among all-rounders after picking a total of five wickets and scoring 53 runs in two innings. The drawn Galle Test also sees some notable gainers among batters from the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh sides. Career bests for Najmul and Nissanka: Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has gained 11 places to reach 28th position after scores of 163 and 49, present captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's twin-centuries help him gain a whopping 21 places to reach a career-best 29th position and Shadman Islam has moved from 58th to 55th. Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka's first innings knock of 187 has helped him advance 21 places to a career-best 31st position.
India.com
18-06-2025
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- India.com
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant are highest ranked Indian batters in ICC Test rankings before England tour, but top two are…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (right) and Rishabh Pant. (Source: X) Team India will begin their five-match Test series against England in the new World Test Championships (WTC) 2025-27 cycle with the first game at Headingley in Leeds from Friday. Indians will begin a new era in Test cricket with their stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announcing their Test retirement last month. With Rohit and Kohli's exit, the Test batting line-up looks rather bare under new captain Shubman Gill. In the latest Test batting rankings announced by the ICC on Wednesday, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is the highest ranked Indian batter at the number four position with 847 ranking points. The next best Indian batter is wicketkeeper and vice-captain on the England tour Rishabh Pant. The Lucknow Super Giants captain is in 8th position with 739 points, going up one place in the latest rankings. South Africa's #WTC25 stars make significant gains in the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings 🤩 — ICC (@ICC) June 18, 2025 However, what should concern the Indian bowlers is the fact that the top two batters in the ICC rankings are two Englishmen – Joe Root and Harry Brook. Former captain Root is at top spot with 888 points while new England ODI skipper Brook is second with 873 points. Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is in third position currently with 867 points. In the Test bowling department, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is leading the way with 908 points at the number one position as he gets ready to return to the Test arena. Bumrah's teammate and all-rounder Ravidra Jadeja is in joint 10th position currently with 745 points – same as Australian pacer Mitchell Starc. England don't have any bowler in the top 10 list in Test cricket currently. The new ICC World Test Champions, South Africa, are basking in their glory, as multiple members of their team rise in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Leading the charge is Player of the Match from the final at Lord's, Aiden Markram. The batting hero has risen seven places to just outside the top-10 in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, with only two points separating him from New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell (725) in 10th. Markram scored a crucial and match-winning 136 runs off 207 balls in a masterful display of Test batting to help take South Africa across the line in the WTC Final. Meanwhile, South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, who produced an inspirational spell with the ball during Australia's second innings, has also advanced seven slots in the Bowling Rankings. He shares 37th place with Pakistan's Naseem Shah and Sri Lanka's Lahiru Kumara. Kagiso Rabada, who was the pick of South Africa's bowlers, maintained his second place among the bowlers, next to India's Jasprit Bumrah. His 868 ratings points are 21 clear of Pat Cummins who also remains in third place. For runners up, Australia, seasoned speedster Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Beau Webster benefited from valiant displays.
Express Tribune
05-06-2025
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- Express Tribune
Haris rises 210 spots in T20 ranks
Mohammad Haris was in action against Bangladesh in the recently concluded T20I series in Lahore. Photo: AFP England and Pakistan players made gains in the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings after series whitewashes against West Indies and Bangladesh, respectively. Pakistan made headlines with a 3-0 whitewash of Bangladesh at home. Leading the charge was Player of the Series Mohammad Haris, who soared a massive 210 places to No.30 in the ICC Men's T20I Batter Rankings after a blistering century in the final match. He smashed a fiery unbeaten 107 off just 46 balls in the third T20I, backing up his earlier knocks of 41 and 31 to finish as the series' top run-scorer with 167 runs at a strike rate of 201.12. Fellow middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz also impressed, finishing second on the charts with 121 runs at a strike rate of 198.36. He surged 57 places to a career-best equal 45th in the batting charts. Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan (up 28 places to No.53) and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (up 42 spots to equal 75th) were the other notable movers among batters after the series. In a high-scoring third T20I, Abbas Afridi returned with brilliant figures of 2/26, helping him jump 18 spots to a three-way-tied 19th spot in the ICC Men's T20I Bowlers Rankings with Anrich Nortje and Haris Rauf. Meanwhile, Shadab Khan's all-round contributions – 55 runs in two innings and four wickets across the series – helped him climb 10 places to No.14 in the ICC Men's T20I All-rounder Rankings. Pakistan teammates, ex-pros and coaches discuss the brilliance of Shadab Khan. England shine in ODIs Playing at home, England completed a 3-0 whitewash over West Indies to set the new Harry Brook era rolling. In the new era, it was the seasoned Joe Root who led the charge, earning Player of the Series honours with 267 runs, including a century and a fifty, taking the former captain up 14 spots to equal 24th place in the ICC Men's ODI Batters Rankings. The highlight was a career-best 166* off 139 balls in the second ODI, where Root rescued England from 133/5 in the 24th over while chasing 309, guiding them to a memorable win. Ben Duckett continued his strong run in ODIs, backing up his Champions Trophy 2025 form with two more half-centuries against West Indies, as a result jumping up three spots to 17th in the latest rankings update. New skipper Harry Brook also made valuable contributions in the 3-0 sweep, registering scores of 58, 47, and an unbeaten 26 at a strike rate of 111.96. He jumps 15 spots to No.48. Even in defeat, Keacy Carty continued to shine for West Indies, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer of the series with 154 runs in three games. Building on two centuries against Ireland earlier in the European tour, Carty struck his fourth ODI ton in the second match against England, further cementing his place in the side. The 28-year-old Carty climbs four places to No.12 in the Batting Rankings with a rating of 659, just one behind fellow West Indian Shai Hope (660) and 17 off Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran (676), who sits in 10th. In the ICC Men's ODI Bowling Rankings, Adil Rashid, the leading wicket-taker of the series with nine scalps, moves up four spots to No.19. Saqib Mahmood makes the biggest leap, surging 82 places to No.48 after finishing with eight wickets. West Indies pace spearhead Alzarri Joseph picked up seven wickets in the series to climb nine spots to 18th in the ICC Men's ODI Bowling Rankings. His handy 41-run knock in the final ODI also lifted him six places to joint-21st in the All-rounders Rankings.
Int'l Cricket Council
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Two new players claim No.1 ranking ahead of Champions Trophy
A pair of international stars have risen to the top and claimed the No.1 spot on the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. India right-hander Shubman Gill overtakes former Pakistan captain Babar Azam to become the top ranked ODI batter in the world, while Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana climbs atop the Men's ODI Bowling Rankings - taking the premier position for the first time by surpassing Afghanistan tweaker Rashid Khan. WATCH: Pakistan v India | Match Highlights | 2017 Champions Trophy Final Pakistan v India | Match Highlights | 2017 Champions Trophy Final It's a major shake-up at the top of the rankings just prior to the start of the Champions Trophy and leaves an interesting sub-plot to what will transpire over the coming weeks during the eight-team tournament in Pakistan and Dubai. This is the second time Gill has held the No.1 ranking in ODI cricket, with the India batter having also gone past Babar to claim top spot midway through the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. WATCH: Gill unleashes in Bengaluru | CWC23 Shubman Gill hit four sixes during his fifty. Gill has been in excellent form of late, with his century against England in Ahmedabad during the third ODI of the recently concluded series enough to catapult the 25-year-old to the top of the rankings. Men's ODI Batter Rankings Babar drops to second place and 23 rating points behind the new No.1, while India skipper Rohit Sharma remains in the third spot and 45 rating points behind his fellow Indian opener. WATCH: India v England | Match Highlights | 2013 Champions Trophy Final India v England | Match Highlights | 2013 Champions Trophy Final New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell (up two places to fifth) and Sri Lanka dasher Charith Asalanka (up eight spots to eighth) also make ground inside the top 10, while Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan climbs six places to 15th with a new career-high rating. New Zealand duo Devon Conway (up five rungs to 35th) and Glenn Phillips (up six places to 41st) also make good ground on the list for ODI batters this week, with in-form Pakistan right-hander Salman Agha jumping 24 spots to 48th on the back of good displays in the recent Tri-Nation series. WATCH: The Champions Trophy arrives in Pakistan DP World ensures the Champions Trophy arrives in Pakistan Things are just as tight in the latest Men's ODI Bowling Rankings, with Theekshana gaining top spot from Rashid on the back of an excellent series on home soil against Australia. Men's ODI Bowler Rankings While Sri Lanka won't be featuring at the Champions Trophy, Theekshana earned the top spot following his exploits against the Aussies that included an excellent four-wicket haul in the opening match of that series in Colombo. WATCH: Theekshana in action at the T20 World Cup Meanwhile, Afghan spin wizard Rashid drops to second and will be keen to regain the No.1 spot as he trails his Sri Lankan counterpart by just 11 rating points, while a trio of spinners in India's squad Kuldeep Yadav (up one place to fourth), South Africa's Keshav Maharaj (re-enters the rankings in sixth) and New Zealand's Mitchell Santner (up four rungs to seventh) are all inside the top 10 after making ground this week. Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi maintains a lead at the top of the rankings for ODI all-rounders, with Santner gaining one place inside the top 10 to move up to sixth overall. Men's ODI All-Rounder Rankings ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 News Men's Rankings Shubman Gill 09/08/1999 Maheesh Theekshana 08/01/2000
