Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hails Harry Brook as the current best Test batter, highlighting his remarkable overseas average of 89.35. Brook recently topped the Test rankings after impressive performances against New Zealand.

Jasprit Bumrah cemented his position at the top of the bowlers list, reaching a career-best 890 points, while Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins moved up a spot to fourth place. New Zealand’s Matt Henry also made a move, rising one spot to ninth.

Harry Brook has taken over from England team-mate Joe Root at the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test batter world rankings.

Harry Brook has dethroned Joe Root to become the new number one batter in the latest ICC Test Rankings. Brook achieved the feat after scoring his eighth Test ton against New Zealand in Wellington last week.

Harry Brook overtook Joe Root on Wednesday to snatch the top spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings, the ICC said in a release on its website ICC Cricket. "A changing of the guard at the top of the Test batter rankings, while stars from Australia and South Africa make big gains on the updated list," ICC stated in a statement.

Brook joined Sachin Tendulkar with the equal 34th-highest rating of all time. Brook and Tendulkar are locked on 898 rating points

Joe Root became the number 1 Test batter for the ninth time in his career on July 31 this year. However, his stint was a short one this time, less than five months to be precise, with his teammate Har

Australia's Travis Head jumped six spots to fifth in the batting rankings after his match-winning 140 in the day-night Test against India, helping level the series.

Harry Brook replaces Joe Root as world’s top-ranked Test batter - Root has described his England team-mate as ‘by far and away the best player in the world at the minute’

England batter Harry Brook has become the new No. 1 batter in latest ICC Test batting rankings, overtaking his compatriot Joe Root.