Marnus Labuschagne equals Kohli's highest-ever rating points in Test history

After scoring his third three-figure knock in the two-match ICC World Test Championship (WTC) series against the West Indies, Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne has reinforced his place at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings with a career-best 937 rating points. Labuschagne, who had already scored a double-century and a century in the same Test in Perth last week, notched 163 in the opening innings of the second Test in Adelaide, breaking his previous record of 936 rating points set in March. The 28-year-old currently has a 62-point lead over second-placed Steve Smith and is equal with Virat Kohli for the 11th-best rating points in the list’s history.

Travis Head is back in the top ten after his Player of the Match performance of 175 and 38 not out enabled his team to secure a 419-run triumph over the West Indies to maintain their lead in the WTC points table. Head has climbed six spots to seventh place, passing the India duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, among others.

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Anderson’s rise in Test bowler rankings

England spinner Jack Leach has risen two places to 31st in the Test bowling rankings after taking five wickets in the match against Pakistan, while seamers James Anderson (up one place to second), Ollie Robinson (up two places to sixth), and Mark Wood (up eight places to 34th) have all improved. Anderson has returned to the top two for the first time since February 2019, while Robinson has broken the 800-point barrier for the first time. Australia spinner Nathan Lyon (up two places to 13th) and fast bowler Scott Boland (up four places to 45th) have both advanced, while Pakistan off-spinner Abrar Ahmed has joined the rankings in 60th place following an 11-wicket haul on debut in Multan.

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