ICC Test Rankings: Rohit Sharma overtakes Virat Kohli, Joe Root reclaims top spot

Rohit Sharma has overtaken captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Test batter from India.

England captain Joe Root's sublime form in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against India has helped him reclaim the top spot for batters in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after nearly six years. The 30-year-old had started the series in the fifth position but his 507 runs in three Tests has helped him overtake Virat Kohli, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, and finally, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, whom he now leads by 15 rating points. Root was second before the Leeds Test, in which he scored 121 in England's only innings. Root was previously at the number one position in December 2015 before being overtaken by Williamson, with Kohli and Smith also reaching the pinnacle since. The last time someone apart from these four was at the top was South Africa's AB de Villiers in November 2015.