Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and India’s Mohammed Siraj were the gainers in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings update as the race for bragging rights and the No.1 spot for batters further intensifies.
Thanks to Saud Shakeel, Pakistan began their journey in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle with a 4-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Galle, as the left-handed batter won the Player of the Match with a brilliant double century in just his sixth Test appearance.
He became only the second Pakistani to score a double hundred in his first overseas Test match. This helped him rise 12 spots to 15th and a new career-best rating on the latest rankings for Test batters, which is still led by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
Agha Salman shot up 17 places to 58th overall for batters, while Naseem Shah moved to 44th and Abrar Ahmed went up 12 spots to equal 45th after their performances in the first Test.
Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya rose seven places to seventh overall on the list for bowlers following his seven wickets for the match.
Mohammed Siraj Attains Career-High Rating After Player Of The Match Performance
Following his team’s draw in the second Test match against the West Indies in Trinidad, India seamer Mohammed Siraj emerged as the big winner. The right-armer increased to a new career-high rating while moving up six spots to 33rd overall on the list of bowlers.
Siraj picked up a five-wicket haul during the West Indies’ first innings, while young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal claimed a new career-high of 63 on the list for batters after he shot up 10 places courtesy of scores of 57 and 38 in just his second Test appearance.
Following his century at Old Trafford, Australian right-hander and former No. 1 hitter Marnus Labuschagne climbed three spots to finish in second place overall. Joe Root (up three spots to third), Harry Brook (up two places to 11th), and Zak Crawley of England (up 13 places to 35th) all made significant gains as well.
Mark Wood (up three spots to 23rd) and Chris Woakes (up five places to 31st) were the big movers on the list for Test bowlers.