Joe Root and Matt Henry Top ICC Rankings After Thrilling Test Series

ICC Men's Test Player Rankings

In the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings, England's Joe Root and New Zealand's Matt Henry have ascended to the top following their recent match in the ICC World Test Championship series at The Oval. The visiting team secured a 253-run victory, leveling the series at 1-1. Root, with scores of 46 and 77, begins his 12th term as the No. 1 batter, surpassing teammates Harry Brook and Australia's Travis Head.

Meanwhile, Henry matched India's Jasprit Bumrah at the pinnacle of the bowling rankings after achieving a remarkable match haul of 11 wickets for 109 runs, as reported by the ICC.

Root and Brook have exchanged the top ranking six times over the past 18 months since Root surpassed New Zealand's Kane Williamson, who also has ties to Yorkshire. Other notable advancements in the rankings include New Zealand's Glenn Phillips and Henry Nicholls, both of whom have made significant gains, with Phillips moving up eight spots to 31st and Nicholls climbing 13 places to 40th. Rachin Ravindra has also re-entered the top 10.

According to the ICC, Henry's rating points now match Bumrah's at 870, marking the second-highest rating for a New Zealand bowler, following Richard Hadlee's peak of 909 in 1985. Only one New Zealand batter, Kane Williamson, has surpassed 870 rating points, achieving 919 in 2021.

Bumrah had held the top position since surpassing Kagiso Rabada in November 2024. Other bowlers making strides in the rankings include Jofra Archer, who moved up six places to 50th, and Jacob Bethell, who climbed 29 spots to 85th after the Test at The Oval.

ICC Men's ODI Rankings

In the ICC Men's ODI Rankings, Indian captain Shubman Gill has advanced three positions to claim second place among batters. He earned this recognition after being named Player of the Series, accumulating 238 runs in India's 3-0 victory over Afghanistan, as per the ICC.

Additionally, left-handers Ishan Kishan and Yashaswi Jaiswal have made notable progress, with Kishan rising 21 spots to 43rd and Jaiswal soaring 84 places to 71st. Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi has also improved, moving up four places to 52nd.

In the ODI Bowling Rankings, Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna has jumped from 92nd to a tie for 58th after taking five wickets in the final match. Arshdeep Singh has also seen a rise, gaining 16 slots to reach 22nd position, while Afghanistan's AM Ghazanfar has advanced three places to 71st.