Dubai: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant surged to a new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men’s Test Batter Rankings on the back of twin centuries for India during the opening Test of the ongoing series against England away from home. The 27-year-old showed his class with innings of 134 and 118 as India fell to a five-wicket loss and, in the process, gained one spot to move to sixth overall on the latest rankings for Test batters, achieving a personal-best rating of 801 points. This surpasses his previous highest rating and places him within striking distance — just 88 points — of current No.1 Joe Root. Pant is now just one spot shy of his career-best ranking of fifth, which he attained during the same period in 2022.
Root, who notched 28 and an unbeaten 53 in England’s series-opening victory, retains his top spot, holding off teammate Harry Brook by 15 rating points. Brook stays in second place after contributing steadily at Headingley. England opener Ben Duckett also attained career-high rating in eighth place following his match-winning innings of 149 in the second innings of the Leeds Test. Duckett’s fearless innings ensured England chased down their target with authority and sealed a crucial victory. IANS
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