ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli makes NO progress, Joe Root jumps to second spot

Root, who started the series in fifth place and overtook Kohli after the first match against India, has risen another two slots to the second position after the Lord's Test.

India skipper Virat Kohli and opening batsman Rohit Sharma remained firm at their respective fifth and sixth spot, but England captain Joe Root jumped two spots to claim the second position in the ICC men's Test Player Rankings. Root's valiant 180 not out in the first innings of the Lord's Test has taken him to within striking distance of top-ranked batter Kane Williamson in the Test rankings. The England captain, who started the series in fifth place and overtook Kohli after the first match against India, has risen another two slots to the second position after the second Test.