The ultimate ICC Take a look at Batting Rankings of the 12 months 2025 had been lastly launched by the Worldwide Cricket Council on Wednesday (December 31), following a dramatic Boxing Day Take a look at on the MCG. The outcomes triggered important motion at each the batting and bowling rankings, with Shubman Gill making a return to the highest 10 batters and Harry Brook reaching his career-high rankings.
Newest ICC Take a look at Rankings: Boxing Day Assessments Set off Main Shake-Up, Shubman Gill Returns To High-10
India’s Take a look at captain Shubman Gill has discovered himself among the many High 10 batters within the newest ICC Take a look at Batting Rankings. Though he featured in solely one of many 4 innings through the current dwelling Take a look at collection towards South Africa, Gill has jumped to the tenth spot with 730 score factors.
The proper-handed batter’s rise comes after Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey slipped 4 locations and dropped out of the elite record. Gill now finds himself firmly again among the many world’s greatest and continues as India’s second-highest-ranked Take a look at batter, with solely Yashasvi Jaiswal forward of him.
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At the moment, Jaiswal is the Eighth-ranked batter within the ICC Take a look at Rankings with 750 score factors.
Harry Brook turns into the world’s No.2 Take a look at batter
Nevertheless, England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook made the most important soar on the prime of the batting rankings. On a tough pitch on the MCG, Brook confirmed grit and persistence, scoring 41 and 18* to make a giant achieve.
He climbed previous three huge stars, Kane Williamson, Travis Head, and Steve Smith, from the highest 5. Brook ends the 12 months because the world’s second-ranked Take a look at batter, trailing solely his teammate Joe Root, who remained the No. 1 batter with 867 score factors within the up to date ICC Take a look at Rankings.
On the similar time, Smith’s struggles with consistency have price him dearly, pushing the Australian stars all the way down to fifth place. Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel additionally jumped to the ninth spot, whereas Dinesh Chandimal (eleventh) and Rachin Ravindra (twelfth) have additionally made one spot’s achieve every on the most recent rankings.
Up to date ICC Take a look at Bowling Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah’s Dominance Continues
India’s dominance within the ICC Take a look at Bowling Rankings continued, as Jasprit Bumrah retained his place because the world’s No. 1 Take a look at bowler with 879 score factors. Nevertheless, Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Pakistan’s Noman Ali are difficult Bumrah’s place on the prime within the up to date ICC Take a look at Bowling Rankings.
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Starc’s sensational kind within the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 has propelled him to second place within the newest rankings with 843 score factors. Starc and Noman Ali each have the identical factors, however the Australian star has one of the best probability to outbid the Pakistan spinner and push Bumrah down within the chart when he turns up within the fifth and last Ashes Take a look at in Sydney, beginning on January 4.
Scott Boland additionally made a two-spot achieve and jumped to the seventh spot, whereas Gus Atkinson shared the thirteenth spot with Ravindra Jadeja after making the soar of 4 spots, because of their Ashes present.
Ravindra Jadeja Stays No.1 Take a look at All-Rounder
Alternatively, Ravindra Jadeja completed 2025 because the world’s primary Take a look at all-rounder with 455 score factors. England captain Ben Stokes sits third within the newest ICC Take a look at All-Rounder Rankings with 316 score factors.
Indian all-rounders Washington Sundar and Axar Patel are tied at eleventh with 202 score factors. Surprisingly, Atkinson jumped to the Eighth spot, rating among the many prime 10 all-rounders on the earth in Take a look at cricket. Cameron Inexperienced additionally jumped to the seventeenth spot within the rankings.
