Australian batting sensation Marnus Labuschagne has leapfrogged England star Joe Root to amass the primary spot amongst batters within the newest launched Take a look at rankings by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday.
Notably, Labuschagne exhibited his ‘A-Recreation’ within the recently-concluded first Test against West Indies in Perth. The appropriate-handed batter scored 204 within the first innings and 104* within the second and have become simply the eighth participant to document a century and a double-ton in the identical Take a look at. The luxurious knocks gave Labuschagne 50 ranking factors, serving to him regain his place on the prime for the primary time since June this 12 months. He has superior to 935 ranking factors, only one behind his earlier better of 936.
Additional, if Labuschange replicates his efficiency within the ongoing second Test in Adelaide, it may take him previous the likes of Virat Kohli and Viv Richards, who’ve all-time excessive scores of 937 and 938, respectively.
Root, however, didn’t simply lose his place on the prime, he dropped three locations to fourth place, with Steven Smith and Babar Azam in second and third, respectively, after registering scores of 23 and 73 in the Rawalpindi Test. Smith scored an unbeaten 200 and 20 towards West Indies within the opening Take a look at, whereas Babar hit 136 and 4 towards England within the first Take a look at.
On the bowling entrance, veteran England pacer James Anderson marched into the highest three after bagging 5 wickets on a difficult monitor in Rawalpindi. His teammate, Ollie Robinson, who was the Participant of the Match for his five-wicket haul, superior seven spots to succeed in the eighth place. Australian skipper Pat Cummins continues to guide the charts, however that would change as he has been ruled out of the continuing Adelaide Take a look at as a consequence of a quad pressure.
