ICC Test Rankings Top-5 Batsman

World Cricket is currently looking at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The ICC event is back again after 8 years. But this year, another ICC event will be played in June.

World Cricket is currently looking at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The ICC event is back again after 8 years. But this year, another ICC event will be played in June. This will be the World Test Championship final. All matches of the WTC 3 cycle have been held and defending champions Australia and South Africa have qualified for the final. The final will be played at Lord's on 11–15 June. In this cycle, world cricket has found some great talents, while some experienced players have done the work of advancing their legacy. The Australian side dominated every team in this cycle. They won the BGT after 10 years. His star player Steven Smith has returned to his prime form and now he is back in the top -5 batsman. Whereas Joe Root and Kane Williamson only ruined their form. Today we are going to tell you the top -5 batsmen of the ICC Test rankings.

5. Steven Smith (Australia) 823 points

Steven Smith is considered one of the best batsmen in the present era. He is part of the current Fab - 4 of world cricket. He is currently in number 5 in the ICC Test batting rankings. He scored 1728 Test runs in 2023. He scored 10271 runs in Test cricket including 36 centuries and 41 half -centuries. He is the second major run scorer of the Australian side against Sri Lanka in the recent Test series, where he scored 272 runs, while in BGT 2024/25 he scored 314 runs including 2 centuries. Because of them, Australia won the Border Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years.

4. Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 847 points

Yashasvi Jaiswal, a great young talent, is now number 4 in the ICC test rankings.He made his debut against the West Indies in 2023. After his debut, he scored 1798 runs, including 2 double centuries, 4 centuries and 10 half -centuries in 36 innings of 19 Tests. He is the top scorer of Team India in the 2024/25 Border Gavaskar Trophy, where he scored 391 runs, including a century and 2 fifty. According to his current form, He can be the next superstar for team India in upcoming cricket matches. He is currently an opening batsman for team India. According to many cricket experts, he is the next superstar for the team just like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He has already become an important part of every format so far. 

3. Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 867 points

Kane Williamson, a specific test batsman, a member of the current fab-4 of World Cricket, has scored 9276 runs including 33 centuries and 37 half -centuries. He is currently in number 3 in the ICC Test rankings. He is currently one of the best batsmen in world cricket. He scored 1013 runs in 2024, including 4 centuries and 4 half -centuries. He is considered the backbone of the New Zealand team in all formats. Under its captaincy, New Zealand won the World Test Championship for the first time to defeat India in 2021.

2. Harry Brook (England) 876 points

The most cruel batsman in this list, who scored almost the ball in Test cricket, Harry Brook has ranked second in the ICC rankings. He made his Test debut against South Africa in 2022. After his debut, he scored 2281 runs in 40 Test innings. Meanwhile, he broke 8 centuries and 10 half -centuries including a Triple Century against Pakistan. He is currently batting at 5 for his national team and has become an important player after the route.

1.  Joe Root (England) 895 points

The best test player of the current era is Joe Root. He is the top player in present ICC rankings. Root is a classical player. In tests, no batsman is around him right now. In the last four years, he scored 5149 runs including 19 centuries and 16 half -centuries. He is the backbone of the England Test cricket team. In every pitch, every situation he is scoring runs for his nation. We can say that Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root are the current fab-4 in World Cricket. But in the last 4 years, Joe Root crossed all of them and became the best test batsman in world cricket.