Kane Williamson is at the top of the ICC Test Batting Ranking

Steve Smith (882) scored his 32nd Test century in the second Ashes Test at Lord's and it helped him to close the gap within one rating point of the top ranking in second place on the updated batter rankings. Kane Willamson has found himself at the top with 883 rating points. England star Joe Root's position declined following scores of 10 and 18 against Australia.

Read Also: Praveen Kumar And His Son Survived a Car Crash In Meerut

It is the first time Kane Williamson has reached the No.1 ranking since August 2021. The Kiwi batter first rose to the top back in November 2015. Meanwhile, Australian batters now occupy four of the top seven places on the Test batter rankings. Marnus Labuschagne (third), Travis Head (fourth), and Usman Khawaja (seventh) are all within striking distance of the No.1 spot ahead of the third Ashes Test against England this week at Headingley.

The Ashes also affected Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who slipped to the sixth position with 862 rating points.

ICC Test Batting Ranking:

Position	Player	Team	Rating
1	Kane Williamson	NZ	883
2	Steve Smith	AUS	882
3	Marnus Labuschagne	AUS	873
4	Travis Head	AUS	872
5	Joe Root	ENG	866
6	Babar Azam	PAK	862
7	Usman Khawaja	AUS	847
8	Daryl Mitchell	NZ	792
9	Dimuth Karunaratne	SL	780
10	Rishabh Pant	IND	758
11	Tom Blundell	NZ	739
12	Rohit Sharma	IND	729
13	Harry Brook	ENG	713
14	Virat Kohli	IND	700
15	Dinesh Chandimal	SL	697