Gill Climbs to Career-High Test Ranking; Brook Tops ICC Batting Charts

India's Shubman Gill has set a new career high in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, rising to a career-high sixth.

His remarkable performance—scoring 269 and 161 in a single Test—made him the second player ever to record scores over 150 in both innings of a Test match. With a total of 430 runs, Gill also scored the second highest aggregate in Test history, the second-highest match aggregate.

This performance lifted him 15 places up the rankings; he started the series at No. 23, having earlier reached a career-high of 14th in September last year.

In the meantime, England's Harry Brook has replaced compatriot Joe Root as the world's No. 1 ranked Test batsman. Brook's 158 in the first innings of the second Test at Edgbaston guaranteed his return to the top—a spot he briefly occupied last December. Root, ranked second now, lost 18 rating points as a consequence.

Other notable climbers after the Birmingham Test are India's Ravindra Jadeja, who jumped six places to 39th due to his timely contributions of 89 and an unbeaten 69. England's Jamie Smith was also a big climber—he rose 16 places to become the first time qualifier to be inside the top 10 at tenth courtesy his unbeaten 184 and 88.

India's pace pair, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep, both made notable strides in the bowling rankings. Siraj's seven-wicket haul placed him six places higher at 22nd, while Akash Deep jumped 39 places to a career-high 45th after taking his first 10-wicket match haul.

In other news, South Africa's Wiaan Mulder smashed a record-breaking 367 not out against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, elevating him 34 positions to a career-high 22nd in batting rankings. His three wickets also pushed him up to 48th in the bowlers' list. Mulder's all-round performance pushed him up to third position in the Test all-rounders' list behind Ravindra Jadeja and Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

In the same Bulawayo game, David Bedingham moved up four places to 43rd position, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius improved by eight positions to 60th. Corbin Bosch, among bowlers, improved by six positions to 51st.

After the West Indies-Australia second Test in Grenada, Australia's Cameron Green moved to 45th (up four), and Beau Webster to 50th (up two). For the West Indies, Roston Chase moved to 81st (up four), and Brandon King jumped 60 places to rank 83rd. The fast bowlers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph both advanced, moving to 29th and 31st respectively.

Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka and Kusal Mendis improved significantly in the ODI rankings following their 2-1 series victory against Bangladesh. Asalanka's 106 in the first match pushed him two spots higher to sixth, while Mendis's 124 in the third game moved him into the top 10 for the first time.

Among the other batters, Janith Liyanage (up seven places to 44th) and Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy (up seven places to 51st) too moved up the rankings. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga returned to the top 10 ODI bowling rankings, up 11 places to eighth rank.