{"id":1195,"date":"2023-07-05T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7cric.com\/blog\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2023-09-06T18:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:09:24","slug":"icc-rankings-shuffle-smith-and-cummins-soar-root-slips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/icc-rankings-shuffle-smith-and-cummins-soar-root-slips\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Rankings Shuffle: Smith and Cummins Soar, Root Slips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fans, we&#8217;ve got some news! The <a title=\"ICC rankings\" href=\"https:\/\/7cricinr.com\/blog\/icc-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\"><strong>ICC rankings<\/strong><\/a> have seen a bit of a shake-up, and it&#8217;s all thanks to the Ashes.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Smith and Pat Cummins are making waves, while Joe Root seems to be losing his footing. Let&#8217;s dive in.<\/p>\n<p>[livescore]<\/p>\n<p>Steven Smith, the man with the golden bat, has climbed four spots to sit pretty at No. 2 among Test batters.<\/p>\n<p>This leap comes after his stellar performance in the second Ashes Test against England at Lord&#8217;s, where he scored a cool 110 and 34, earning him the Player-of-the-Match title.<\/p>\n<p>With Australia winning the match by 43 runs and leading the series 2-0, Smith&#8217;s performance has certainly made a mark.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joe Root has slipped four spots down to the fifth position. But don&#8217;t feel too bad for him, because guess who&#8217;s taken the top spot?<\/p>\n<div id=\"tabs\">\r\n    <ul>\r\n        <li><a href=\"#tab1\">T20i<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"#tab2\">ODI<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"#tab3\">TEST<\/a><\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <div id=\"tab1\">Failed to retrieve rankings.<\/div>\r\n    <div id=\"tab2\">Failed to retrieve rankings.<\/div>\r\n    <div id=\"tab3\">Failed to retrieve rankings.<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s Kane Williamson, who, interestingly, hasn&#8217;t played Test cricket since March.<\/p>\n<p>Following Williamson and Smith, we have Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head, making the top four a real treat for cricket lovers.<\/p>\n<p>On the bowlers&#8217; front, Pat Cummins is making some serious moves, gaining two spots to rank second, just behind R Ashwin.<\/p>\n<p>Cummins has bagged eight wickets in the Ashes so far, with his 4 for 63 in the second <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"innings\" href=\"https:\/\/7cricinr.com\/blog\/wiki\/innings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">innings<\/a> at Edgbaston and 3 for 69 at Lord&#8217;s proving crucial for Australia.<\/p>\n<p>James Anderson, who managed just three wickets across 77 overs in the two Tests against Australia, has slipped to fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not all gloom and doom for England. Despite trailing in the Ashes, both Root and Ben Stokes have climbed the ranks among allrounders.<\/p>\n<p>Stokes&#8217; aggressive 155 at Lord&#8217;s and three wickets across two Ashes Tests have catapulted him to No. 4, while Root&#8217;s unbeaten 118 at Edgbaston and 2 for 19 at Lord&#8217;s have landed him at No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>So, there you have it! The ICC rankings are as unpredictable as the game itself, and we can&#8217;t wait to see what the rest of the Ashes has in store. Stay tuned, cricket fans.<\/p>\n<form class=\"needs-validation\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"fInngRuns\">Runs (First Innings)<\/label>\n    <input type=\"number\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"fInngRuns\" placeholder=\"0\" value min=\"0\" max=\"2000\" required>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"fInngOvers\">Overs (First Innings)<\/label>\n    <input type=\"number\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"fInngOvers\" placeholder=\"0\" value min=\"0\" max=\"2000\" required>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"sInngRuns\">Runs (Second Innings)<\/label>\n    <input type=\"number\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"sInngRuns\" placeholder=\"0\" value min=\"0\" max=\"2000\" required>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"sInngOvers\">Overs (Second Innings)<\/label>\n    <input type=\"number\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"sInngOvers\" placeholder=\"0\" value min=\"0\" max=\"2000\" required>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"nrrTBF\">NRR of Team that Batted First<\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"nrrTBF\" readonly>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"mb-3\">\n    <label for=\"nrrTBS\">NRR of Team that Batted Second<\/label>\n    <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"nrrTBS\" readonly>\n    <\/div>\n    <hr class=\"mb-4\">\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"text-center cta-button-wrapper\">\n    <a class=\"cta-button external\" id=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/register\/\" title=\"Bet on Your Favorite Team, Get Bonus!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bet on Your Favorite Team, Get Bonus!<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fans, we&#8217;ve got some news! The ICC rankings have seen a bit of a shake-up, and it&#8217;s all thanks to the Ashes. Steven Smith and Pat Cummins are making waves, while Joe Root seems to be losing his footing. Let&#8217;s dive in. [livescore] Steven Smith, the man with the golden bat, has climbed four spots to sit pretty at No. 2 among Test batters. This leap comes after his stellar performance in the second Ashes Test against England at Lord&#8217;s, where he scored a cool 110 and 34, earning him the Player-of-the-Match title. With Australia winning the match by 43 runs and leading the series 2-0, Smith&#8217;s performance has certainly made a mark. Meanwhile, Joe Root has slipped four spots down to the fifth position. But don&#8217;t feel too bad for him, because guess who&#8217;s taken the top spot? It&#8217;s Kane Williamson, who, interestingly, hasn&#8217;t played Test cricket since March. Following Williamson and Smith, we have Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head, making the top four a real treat for cricket lovers. On the bowlers&#8217; front, Pat Cummins is making some serious moves, gaining two spots to rank second, just behind R Ashwin. Cummins has bagged eight wickets in the Ashes so far, with his 4 for 63 in the second innings at Edgbaston and 3 for 69 at Lord&#8217;s proving crucial for Australia. James Anderson, who managed just three wickets across 77 overs in the two Tests against Australia, has slipped to fourth place. But it&#8217;s not all gloom and doom for England. Despite trailing in the Ashes, both Root and Ben Stokes have climbed the ranks among allrounders. Stokes&#8217; aggressive 155 at Lord&#8217;s and three wickets across two Ashes Tests have catapulted him to No. 4, while Root&#8217;s unbeaten 118 at Edgbaston and 2 for 19 at Lord&#8217;s have landed him at No. 7. So, there you have it! The ICC rankings are as unpredictable as the game itself, and we can&#8217;t wait to see what the rest of the Ashes has in store. Stay tuned, cricket fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.7cricinr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}