Kane Williamson remained number 1 in the ICC Test rankings, but did not play a single Test match for 107 days!

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At present, Kane Williamson, who is troubled by a knee injury, has been keeping distance from the cricket field for a long time. But now the same Kane Williamson has become the number one Test batsman in the world. It is not surprising that Kane Williamson has been declared the number-one Test batsman in the latest ICC rankings. He reached the No. 1 position after the first Test of the Ashes series, leaving behind Joe Root. But after this, Root's bat did not work in the second Test match and he has come down four positions to number five.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson becoming number one is very surprising because this New Zealand player could not play any Test match for the whole 107 days. Kane Williamson last played against Sri Lanka on 17 March 2023 in the Wellington Test. Which lasted till March 20, let us tell you that after August 2021, Kane Williamson has again been declared the number one batsman in the ICC Test rankings. Williamson was injured while fielding in the very first match of IPL 2023. Kane Williamson has suffered a knee injury and is currently in the recovery phase.

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* Steve Smith has a chance to become number 1:

Let us tell you that another big news has come out in the ICC Test rankings Steve Smith has reached the second position leaving behind four batsmen. Steve Smith has 882 rating points and is only 1 point behind Kane Williamson. This means if Steve Smith performs brilliantly in the Headingley Test, he will become the number 1 Test batsman. If Steve Smith becomes the number 1 Test batsman at Dawa Headingley then it is going to be a big deal for him as he is going to play his 100th Test match at this ground. Obviously becoming number one for Steve Smith in his 100th Test match would be a very special moment.

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* Here are the big things of the ICC Test rankings:

Let us tell you that Kane Williamson became the number one batsman and Ravichandran Ashwin became the number one Test bowler. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja became the number one Test all-rounder and Babar Azam reached number five. Only Rishabh Pant is in the top ten from India. Pat Cummins ranked second in bowlers' rankings, Jasprit Bumrah 8th, Jadeja 9th.