How did Gill achieve a career-best ranking in Tests while Brook became the new top-ranked batter?

New Delhi, July 9 (NationPress) Shubman Gill, the captain of India, has reached a record-high rank in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings. Meanwhile, Harry Brook from England has taken the top spot by surpassing Joe Root in the longer format.

Gill's remarkable performances, including scores of 269 and 161, have placed him among the elite, marking him as only the second player ever to achieve over 150 runs in both innings of a Test match. His total of 430 runs in a single Test is now the second-highest in history, allowing him to leap 15 places to a career-best sixth position.

Previously, Gill was ranked 14th in September last year and started this series at 23rd. On the other hand, Brook ascends to the top of the Test batting rankings after delivering an impressive 158 in the first innings of the second Test in Birmingham.

Brook has briefly held the number one position before, but his return to the top has pushed Root down to second place, with a loss of 18 rating points.

Among other notable advancements following the Edgbaston Test, India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja moved up six places to 39th after scoring 89 and an unbeaten 69. England’s wicketkeeper Jamie Smith also made a significant leap, climbing 16 spots to reach the top 10 for the first time with scores of 184 not out and 88.

In the bowling rankings, India’s new-ball bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep also saw substantial improvements, with Siraj rising six places to 22nd after taking seven wickets, and Akash jumping an impressive 39 places to a career-high 45th after achieving a maiden ten-wicket haul.

South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder, who made headlines with an unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe, has jumped 34 spots to a career-best 22nd in the batting rankings. He also claimed three wickets, elevating him to 48th among bowlers.

In the all-rounders' rankings, Mulder has surged to a career-best third position, only behind Jadeja and Mehidy Hasan Miraz from Bangladesh.

Other notable gains include South Africa’s David Bedingham, who climbed four places to 43rd, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who jumped eight places to 60th. In the bowling department, Corbin Bosch rose six places to 51st.

Following the second Test between the West Indies and Australia, Cameron Green moved up four places to 45th, while Beau Webster ascended two places to 50th. For the West Indies, Roston Chase climbed four places to 81st, and Brandon King made a stunning leap of 60 places to 83rd. Fast bowlers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph also improved their rankings, both rising six places to 29th and 31st, respectively.

In the Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, Charith Asalanka moved up two slots to sixth after scoring 106 in Sri Lanka's 2-1 series win over Bangladesh, while Kusal Mendis’s 124 in the final match marked his entry into the top 10 for the first time. Other players making headway include Janith Liyanage (up seven places to 44th) and Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy (up seven places to 51st). Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga also returned to the ODI bowling top 10, advancing 11 places to eighth.