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ICC Test Rankings Update: The latest Test ranking list has been released by ICC. At present, less Test cricket is being played, but despite this, many important changes have been seen in the rankings. Although there was no change in the positions of the top-10 batsmen, many players lower down the order have made impressive gains. Especially the batsmen of Bangladesh have got a big advantage, while the players of Pakistan could not perform as per expectations.

Impact of Bangladesh-Pakistan test series visible

The recently concluded Bangladesh vs Pakistan series concluded. In this, Bangladesh created history by defeating Pakistan 2-0. The effect of this victory is now clearly visible in the ICC Test rankings also. Bangladesh’s experienced batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has jumped 10 places on the basis of his excellent performance. He has now reached 16th position with 681 rating points.

Liton Das also got a big benefit

Bangladesh captain Liton Das has also got a big benefit from this series. He has achieved 24th position with 650 rating points, a huge jump of 14 places. On the other hand, Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has gained only one place and has now reached 22nd position. His current rating is 663. Whereas Salman Ali Aga has gained a slight gain of two places and has reached 27th position.

Joe Root still number-1 batsman

England’s star batsman Joe Root still remains the number-1 batsman in the Test rankings. His rating is 880. In second place is Harry Brook, who has a rating of 857. Australia’s Travis Head remains at third place with 853 ratings and Steve Smith remains at fourth place with 831 points. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is at number five.

Talking about Indian batsmen, no player has been able to make it to the top-5. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at eighth position with 750 rating points, while Shubman Gill remains at ninth position with 730 rating points.