Tuesday , December 24 2024

Big change in ICC Test rankings, this star player overtakes Joe Root to become number 1

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ICC announced the new rankings on Wednesday. Harry Brook has made his name famous in the ICC Test batting rankings. Brook has now reached number 1 in the ICC rankings. He has defeated Joe Root.

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Harry Brook is currently on New Zealand tour, where a 3-match Test series is being played against New Zealand. England has won both the matches played so far. Harry Brook performed brilliantly in the second match played on 6 December. He scored 123 runs in the first innings, apart from this he scored 55 runs in the second innings. This gave Brook an advantage in the ICC rankings. Brooke has reached first place. He defeated his partner Joe Root. According to the previous ranking, Brook has gained 1 place. Earlier he was at number 2 in the ranking. At present he has 898 marks.

Whereas Joe Root has reached second place. He has 897 marks. Kane Williamson is at third place with 812 points, while Yashasvi Jaiswal is at fourth place with 811 points, while Travis Head is at fifth place with 781 points.

A look at Brooke’s career

Brook has played 23 test matches for England so far. During this period, this right handed batsman has performed brilliantly. He has scored 2280 runs at an average of 61.61. Apart from 8 centuries, he has also scored 10 half-centuries.

He has scored 719 runs in 20 ODI matches at an average of 39.94. Apart from this, he has scored 707 runs in 39 T20 matches at an average of 30.73. Delhi Capitals has made Harry Brook a part of its team for IPL 2025. It will be interesting to see how Brook performs on Indian soil.