The final ICC Test Batting Rankings of the year 2025 were finally released by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday (December 31), following a dramatic Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The results triggered significant movement at both the batting and bowling rankings, with Shubman Gill making a return to the top 10 batters and Harry Brook reaching his career-high rankings.
Latest ICC Test Rankings: Boxing Day Tests Trigger Major Shake-Up, Shubman Gill Returns To Top-10
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill has found himself among the Top 10 batters in the latest ICC Test Batting Rankings. Even though he featured in only one of the four innings during the recent home Test series against South Africa, Gill has jumped to the 10th spot with 730 rating points.
The right-handed batter’s rise comes after Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey slipped four places and dropped out of the elite list. Gill now finds himself firmly back among the world’s best and continues as India’s second-highest-ranked Test batter, with only Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead of him.
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Currently, Jaiswal is the 8th-ranked batter in the ICC Test Rankings with 750 rating points.
Harry Brook becomes the world’s No.2 Test batter
However, England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook made the biggest jump at the top of the batting rankings. On a difficult pitch at the MCG, Brook showed grit and patience, scoring 41 and 18* to make a big gain.
He climbed past three big stars, Kane Williamson, Travis Head, and Steve Smith, from the top five. Brook ends the year as the world’s second-ranked Test batter, trailing only his teammate Joe Root, who remained the No. 1 batter with 867 rating points in the updated ICC Test Rankings.
At the same time, Smith’s struggles with consistency have cost him dearly, pushing the Australian stars down to fifth place. Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel also jumped to the 9th spot, while Dinesh Chandimal (11th) and Rachin Ravindra (12th) have also made one spot’s gain each on the latest rankings.
Updated ICC Test Bowling Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah’s Dominance Continues
India’s dominance in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings continued, as Jasprit Bumrah retained his position as the world’s No. 1 Test bowler with 879 rating points. However, Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Pakistan’s Noman Ali are challenging Bumrah’s position at the top in the updated ICC Test Bowling Rankings.
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Starc’s sensational form in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 has propelled him to second place in the latest rankings with 843 rating points. Starc and Noman Ali both have the same points, but the Australian star has the best chance to outbid the Pakistan spinner and push Bumrah down in the chart when he turns up in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney, starting on January 4.
Scott Boland also made a two-spot gain and jumped to the 7th spot, while Gus Atkinson shared the 13th spot with Ravindra Jadeja after making the jump of four spots, thanks to their Ashes show.
Ravindra Jadeja Remains No.1 Test All-Rounder
On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja finished 2025 as the world’s number one Test all-rounder with 455 rating points. England captain Ben Stokes sits third in the latest ICC Test All-Rounder Rankings with 316 rating points.
Indian all-rounders Washington Sundar and Axar Patel are tied at 11th with 202 rating points. Surprisingly, Atkinson jumped to the 8th spot, ranking among the top 10 all-rounders in the world in Test cricket. Cameron Green also jumped to the 17th spot in the rankings.
