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Dubai, August 18: India skipper Virat Kohli and opening batsman Rohit Sharma remained firm at their respective fifth and sixth spot, but England captain Joe Root jumped two spots to claim the second position in the ICC men's Test Player Rankings.
Root's valiant 180 not out in the first innings of the Lord's Test has taken him to within striking distance of top-ranked batter Kane Williamson in the Test rankings.
The England captain, who started the series in fifth place and overtook Kohli after the first match against India, has risen another two slots to the second position after the second Test.
Root, a formerly top-ranked batter in the format, is on 893 rating points, only eight less than New Zealand skipper Williamson.
Player of the Match KL Rahul is another batsman to gain after helping India to a 151-run victory and a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series. The 29-year-old opener, whose career-best is the eighth position he attained in November 2017, has gained 19 slots to reach 37th in the ICC rankings.
Among bowlers, England's Mark Wood has gained five slots with five wickets in the Lord's match while Mohammad Siraj's four wickets in each innings sees him gain 18 places.
The latest weekly update, which includes performances in the first Test in Kingston, sees Pakistan captain Babar Azam move up two slots to eighth position among batters after scores of 30 and 55 while Faheem Ashraf and Fawad Alam have gained four slots each to reach 48th and 55th positions, respectively.
For the West Indies, who won by one wicket against Pakistan, Jermaine Blackwood has gained nine slots to reach 35th position after getting 22 and 55.
All-rounder Jason Holder is up five places to 43rd and captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who missed a first-innings century by three runs, has advanced 18 places to 45th. Holder has also moved into the top 10 for bowlers, his four wickets in the match lifting him two places to ninth position.
Fast bowler Jayden Seales has soared 39 places to 58th after his eight-wicket match haul that earned him the Player of the Match award while Kemar Roach is another gainer, moving up two places to 11th.
For Pakistan, left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has gained four slots to reach 18th position after taking four wickets in each innings and Faheem is up four places to 71st.
