Joe Root Rises to Top the ICC Test Cricket Batting Rankings for the Ninth Time

By Caroline Chepkorir England's Joe Root has reclaimed his status as the world's top Test hitter, according to the most recent ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Root's resurgence followed a remarkable series performance against the West Indies. He was the only one of the top six to score more than 20, however England did rack up runs down the order, with Jamie Smith nearly reached a century. The rookie wicketkeeper-batsman was also one of the biggest movers in the rankings, rising 31 places to number 64. Root's strong series against the Caribbean team included a series-high 291 runs in three matches. His greatest performance came in the third and final Test in Birmingham, where he scored 87. This recent accomplishment signified Root's return to the top place, which he had held from August 2015 to last year, which was after a strong performance in the first Ashes match. Root's progress is the most notable of the latest update, and he achieved an arguably bigger milestone during the Test, which he surpassed Bria