India’s Test captain Shubman Gill stormed into the Top-10 of the ICC men’s Test batting rankings for the first time in his career on Wednesday after a record-breaking performance against England at Edgbaston in the second Test match against England.
Gill scored 269 and 161 at Edgbaston to become only the second player in the history of Test cricket to score more than 150 in both innings of a Test as India vanquished England by 336 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. This also happened to be Gill’s first win as Test captain. Ranked 23rd before the series, Gill has climbed up 15 places to a career-best No. 6 in the world, as per the latest ICC Test batting rankings. His score of 430 runs in the last match took the total numbers of runs scored by him in the series to 585 with three Tests still to go.
Gill's previous career-best rank was 14th way back in September 2023. In ODIs, however, Gill continues to lead the batting chart, while Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka (up to sixth) and Kusal Mendis (up 10 spots to 10th) moved up after their 2-1 series win over Bangladesh. Wanindu Hasaranga jumped 11 places to eighth in the ODI bowling rankings after taking nine wickets in the series.
Among bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah remains the top-ranked player in Test cricket despite skipping the Edgbaston match. While Mohammed Siraj moved up six spots to 22nd, West Indies pacers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph also made strides.
While England’s Harry Brook reclaimed the Number 1 spot in the Test batting rankings after scoring 158 in the first innings at Edgbaston, Joe Root slipped to second, 18 points behind Brook, while New Zealand's Kane Williamson is ranked third. India's Yashasvi Jaiswal is placed at the fourth position, followed by Australia's Steve Smith. Gill is now only 79 rating points behind Brook.
England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith also achieved a career-best ranking, climbing 16 places to break into the top-10 after scoring 184 not out and 88 in the second Test against India. South Africa's Wiaan Mulder rose 34 places to 22nd after his unbeaten 367 against Zimbabwe. Mulder also moved up to third among Test all-rounders, with India’s Ravindra Jadeja still leading these rankings.
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