Key Points

Rishabh Pant made history as only the second wicket-keeper to score twin Test centuries, propelling him to a career-high ICC ranking. Ben Duckett's match-winning 149 earned him Player of the Match and a personal-best rating. Despite India's loss, multiple players from both teams saw ranking improvements after standout performances. The Leeds Test proved pivotal for several cricketers' careers as ICC rankings saw major reshuffling.

Key Points: Pant and Duckett Hit Career-High ICC Rankings After Leeds Test Centuries

  • Pant climbs to 7th with 801 rating after twin centuries
  • Duckett jumps to 8th with 787 after match-winning 149
  • Gill and Rahul rise in rankings despite India's loss
  • England's Pope and Smith also make significant gains
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Pant and Duckett achieve career-best Test ratings after centuries in Leeds Test

Rishabh Pant and Ben Duckett achieve career-best ICC Test ratings after heroic centuries in the thrilling Leeds Test between India and England.

"Pant became just the second wicket-keeper after Andy Flower to score two centuries in the same Test. – ICC Report"

New Delhi, June 25

Being amongst the centurions in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Leeds has propelled Rishabh Pant and Ben Duckett to achieve their career-best rating in the ICC Men’s Test Batting rankings.

Pant, India’s vice-captain who became just the second wicket-keeper after Zimbabwe's Andy Flower to score two centuries in the same Test match through his knocks of 134 and 118 in the thrilling Test match at Leeds that England won by five wickets, gained a new career-best rating of 801 after gaining one spot to be at seventh place on the list for Test batters.

On the other hand, Duckett, who scored 62 runs in the first innings and 149 in the thrilling chase of 371 on the final day to pick the Player of the Match award, has achieved a new career-best rating of 787, while jumping five places to be at eighth place in the updated Test batters rankings.

Though India ended on the losing side, other centurions have all made good gains - captain Shubman Gill has jumped five places to be back in the top 20 list, KL Rahul has moved up 10 places to 38th place, while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal retains fourth position.

England’s top-order batter Ollie Pope, who scored a century in the first innings, has moved up three places to 19th position, while wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith is at a career-best 27th position, with his scores of 40 and 44 lifting him eight places.

Fast bowler Josh Tongue has jumped 16 places to 64th after grabbing seven wickets in the match and captain Ben Stokes has gained one slot to be 49th among bowlers and is up by three places to fifth among all-rounders after picking a total of five wickets and scoring 53 runs in two innings.

From the drawn Galle Test, former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has gained 11 places to reach 28th position after amassing scores of 163 and 49, while current skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s twin-centuries help him gain a whopping 21 places to reach a career-best 29th position and Shadman Islam has moved from 58th to 55th position.

Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka’s first innings knock of 187 has helped him advance 21 places to a career-best 31st position. In the bowlers’ rankings, spinner Nayeem Hasan is up to 48th from 54th place after picking six wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings. Pacer Hasan Mahmud has gone from 59th to 54th place while Sri Lanka’s Milan Rathnayake has advanced 17 places to 69th position.

- IANS

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Rahul K.
What a performance by Pant! Two centuries in a Test match is no joke. Though we lost, his batting was pure class. Hope he keeps this form going in the next matches 🇮🇳 #PantFire
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Priya M.
Duckett played brilliantly, but our bowling in the 4th innings was disappointing. 371 is a big target to defend, but we should have done better. Bumrah looked tired by day 5 😕
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Arjun S.
Good to see 4 Indian batsmen in top 20 rankings! Jaiswal at 4th position is amazing for such a young player. Future of Indian cricket looks bright 🌟
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Sneha R.
Mushfiqur Rahim's performance against SL shows Bangladesh cricket is improving. But honestly, our Indian players are playing at another level! Pant's wicketkeeping + batting combo is 🔥
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Vikram J.
The England series is proving to be a proper test for our team. We need to work on finishing games - had chances to win both matches but couldn't capitalize. Still proud of the boys!
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Neha P.
Interesting to see how rankings change after each match. Tongue's jump of 16 places shows how impactful good bowling can be. Hope Siraj gets more opportunities too!

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