Ranchi : Former England captain Joe Root and young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal have seen significant improvements in their ICC rankings following their performances in the fourth Test of the World Test Championship series against India.
Root, who was previously outside the top three, climbed two spots to third after a crucial unbeaten century in the first innings. Jaiswal, meanwhile, jumped a massive 57 places thanks to scores of 73 and 37, reaching a career-best 12th position.
Other Notable Rises:
- Player of the Match Dhruv Jurel climbed 31 spots to 69th after scores of 90 and 39.
- England opener Jack Crawley broke into the top 20 for the first time with scores of 42 and 60.
- Namibia's Bernard Scholtz became his nation's highest-ranked player in ODIs, rising to 11th in the bowling rankings.
- Australia's Travis Head entered the T20I top 20 after a consistent series against New Zealand.
- Tim David jumped six places in the T20I rankings with a quickfire 31 off just 10 balls.
The ICC rankings update reflects the ongoing World Test Championship series and recent ODI and T20I matches around the world.
