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Big upset in ICC Test rankings, Rohit Sharma at the age of 37 | News India

After the Test series between England and Sri Lanka ended, the ICC has announced the new Test rankings. This time, Joe Root, who was at number 1, suffered a slight loss. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who have been away from Test cricket for a long time, have benefited in the rankings this time. Harry Brook's performance against Sri Lanka was not very good, due to which he also suffered a loss in the rankings. He is also out of the top 10.

Indian players benefited

Team India's Test captain Rohit Sharma has gained one position in the Test rankings even at the age of 37. Now he has come to the fifth position with a rating of 751. Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal is at the sixth position. Virat Kohli has now reached the seventh position. His rating is 737. He has gained one position. Team India has not played any Test match for a long time. Team India will play a Test series against Bangladesh from September 19.

If the root is damaged

In the Test rankings released by the ICC, England's Joe Root is still at number 1. But his rating has decreased. Now his rating has increased to 899. Kane Williamson, who is in second place, currently has a rating of 859. New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell remains in third place with a rating of 768. At the same time, Steve Smith is at number four in the rankings with a rating of 757.

Babar Azam got the benefit of this

Australia's Usman Khawaja has also benefited. He has come to number eight. Apart from this, Rizwan has also reached number 9. Along with this, Pakistan's Babar Azam has also gained one position. He has slipped to 11th position. Meanwhile, England's Harry Brook has lost seven positions at once. He has also dropped out of the top 10.