Rohit Sharma overtakes Virat Kohli in ICC Test rankings, England’s Joe Root leads the pack

Sep 1, 2021

By: Vaamanaa Sethi

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Joe Root | Rating — 916

Captain of the England test team, Root hails from a cricketing family. He has played overall 108 test matches from which he has scored 9,221 runs so far.

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Kane Williamson | Rating — 901

Captain of the New Zealand team in all formats, he is regarded as one of the finest Kiwi batsmen ever. He has hammered 7,230 runs so far from 85 test matches.

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Steve Smith | Rating — 891

Former captain of the Australian cricket team, Smith is also widely acknowledged as one of the best batsmen of all-time because of his high batting average. He has played 77 matches and scored 7,540 runs.

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Marnus Labuschagne | Rating — 878

The right-handed batsman from Australia has made 1,885 runs so far in 18 test matches.

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Rohit Sharma | Rating — 773

The vice captain of the Indian team has overtaken Virat Kohli in the ICC rankings. He has played 42 test matches and scored 2,909 runs.

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Virat Kohli | Rating — 766

Captain of the Indian team, who holds a smashing record in terms of batting average, has overall hammered 7,671 runs in 95 test matches so far.

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Babar Azam | Rating — 749

The current captain of the Pakistan cricket team, who made his test debut against the West Indies in 2016, has 2,362 runs to his credit from 35 test matches.

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David Warner | Rating — 724

Former captain of the Australian cricket team, Warner was the first Australian player to get selected in the national team without prior experience. He has a track record of 7,311 runs from 86 test matches so far.

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Quinton De Kock | Rating — 717

Former captain of the South African team, he has a notable track record of scoring 3,245 runs in 53 matches.

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Henry Nicholls | Rating — 714

Left handed batsmen of New Zealand, Henry made his test debut in 2016 and has played 40 matches scoring 2,264 runs so far.

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