Akeal Hosein leads T20I bowling rankings; Root returns to the top of Test batters' charts

Akeal Hosein has surged to the top of the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers following an impressive performance in the opening game against Bangladesh. Hosein claimed two crucial wickets with figures of 2 for 13 in a thrilling match that saw West Indies suffer a heartbreaking loss in St Vincent. This outstanding display propelled Hosein three places up the rankings, surpassing notable spinners like Adil Rashid, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Adam Zampa.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam went up a place to sixth among T20I batters while his captain Mohammad Rizwan slipped from sixth to eighth after the T20I series in South Africa, and Reeza Hendricks broke into the top ten by going up six places to rank ninth after his scintillating 117 off 63 in the second T20I in Centurion.

In the Test rankings, Joe Root has regained his place at the top of batters' chart after scores of 32 and 54 in the third Test in Hamilton, which England lost by a massive 423 runs. His team-mate Harry Brook moved back to second after scoring 0 and 1 in the same Test.

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Root earned his top spot back only a week after Brook had taken the No. 1 spot after two prolific Tests in Wellington and Christchurch.

The bigger climb came from third-ranked Kane Williamson - although only in rating points, not in rankings - who moved within 28 points of Root's 895 with scores of 44 and 156, his 33rd Test hundred, in Tim Southee's farewell game.

Matt Henry's rise to seventh spot was the only movement among the top ten Test bowlers after the fast bowler took 4 for 48 and 2 for 62 in New Zealand's victory in Hamilton. England's Gus Atkinson gained five places to eighth among Test allrounders after he took four wickets in the third Test while also chipping in with scores of 43 and 4.