Brook, 25, overtook Root following his eighth Test century against New Zealand in Wellington last week, with the right-handed player now enjoying a slender one-point advantage over his more experienced teammate at the top of the latest ICC rankings.
Brook has a total of 898 rating points, one more than Root, and joins Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar with an equal 34th highest rating of all time for Test batters.
Root had held on to the top spot since July this year when he displaced former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson from the number one position.
Brook scored 123 and 55 in England’s massive 323-run victory over New Zealand, while Root had innings of 3 and 106 in the same Test.
“He has such an all-round game, he can absorb pressure, apply it, whack you over your head for six, scoop you over his head for six, smack spin, smack seam. He’s so hard to bowl to.”
Bumrah maintained his number one position at the top of the Test bowlers’ rankings with 890 rating points. The Indian has some tough competition from South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada (856) and Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood (851).
Jadeja too maintained his top spot on the Test rankings for all-rounders with 415 rating points, followed distantly by Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz (285), who gained two places to move to second following his side’s series against the West Indies.
