SPORTS

Williamson rises in ICC Test Rankings

By Rajdeep Saha

1

Kane climbs to second spot

Kane Williamson is now second in the ICC Test Rankings for batters with 883 points, gaining 51 rating points after his performance against Sri Lanka. He trails Marnus Labuschagne by 32 points.

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Labuschagne leads the chart

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne tops the batting chart with 931 points, while Williamson gained four places. Steven Smith, Joe Root, Babar Azam, and Travis Head dropped a place each. Dimuth Karunaratne rose to 10th.

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Sixth double-ton; 8,000 runs

Kane Williamson scored his sixth double-century and became the first New Zealand batter to complete 8,000 runs in Tests during the SL series. He also struck his 28th century in Test cricket.

4

Southee, Henry soar 

Tim Southee rose to 11th place and Matt Henry jumped four spots to 31st in the ICC Test Rankings for bowlers after their performances against Sri Lanka.

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Gains for Starc, Hazlewood 

Josh Hazlewood reclaims the top spot in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings, while Mohammed Siraj drops to third with Mitchell Starc. Alzarri Joseph rises to 11th.

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