Rohit Sharma who is in the form of his life at the moment in test cricket saw his ICC ranking make massive strides as he eased past Virat Kohli
From being considered not worthy of playing red ball cricket to currently being the mainstay of the Indian batting unit, Rohit Sharma has come a long way in test cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s travails can be easily encapsulated with his 2018 tweet where he had gone onto talk about the sun rising tomorrow as well. And its that fight and character which saw the Indian opener overhaul his dreary form to become the leading run scorer in the opening slot in test cricket across the course of the last couple of years.
Rohit Sharma Only Indian In The Top 5 ICC Test Ranking
With scores of 19 and 59 in the bygone Leeds test match, Rohit Sharma has gone onto move ahead of captain Virat Kohli in the test rankings. The newest round of ICC rankings place the Indian opener at 5th place with 773 points whilst Kohli finds himself dwindling down all the way into 6th with 766 points.
You are now looking at India's highest ranked Test batter! 😌🇮🇳
Ro is now fifth in the rankings with a career best rating points of 773 💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ImRo45 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/B6wD8Fuoyq
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 1, 2021
England’s Joe Root has meanwhile managed to once again capture top spot after a lengthy wait. The English captain who was in 5th place prior to the five match series against India, moved into second place ahead of the Headingley test match where his third successive century in the series saw him take top spot.
Root who has 917 rating points at the moment is now ahead of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson by a solid 15 points. Rory Burns and Jonny Bairstow also moved up in the standings from England whilst Rohit Sharma was the only Indian in the top 5.