ICC men's Test rankings for batters: Rahmat Shah first Afghan to enter the top ten

As on November 11, 2026

Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah’s 173 against Zimbabwe helped him jump six places to secure the seventh spot on the ICC rankings for Test batters. Rahmat is the first Afghan to feature in the top ten in any of the three Test rankings – batting, bowling, or all-round.

The biggest jump in the top hundred, however, belonged to Towhid Hridoy, who soared from 175th to 60th. Amir Jangoo, too, gained 28 places to reach 62nd.

Rank	Player	Country	Rating
1	Harry Brook	England	861
2	Joe Root	England	816
3	Travis Head	Australia	799
4	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	793
5	Steve Smith	Australia	790
6	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	740
7	Rahmat Shah	Afghanistan	735
8	Rishabh Pant	India	713
9	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	710
10	Shubman Gill	India	709

ICC men's Test rankings for bowlers: Big leaps for Warrican, Nyamhuri

As on November 11, 2026

The top ten in the rankings for Test bowlers remained unchanged. Lower down the table, Jomel Warrican rose from 30th to joint 19th, while Newman Nyamhuri went from 85th to 75th.

Rank	Player	Country	Rating
1	Mitchell Starc	Australia	881
2	Marco Jansen	South Africa	875
3	Matt Henry	New Zealand	861
4	Ollie Robinson	England	856
5	Jasprit Bumrah	India	853
6	Scott Boland	Australia	829
7	Simon Harmer	South Africa	817
8	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	801
9	Pat Cummins	Australia	789
10	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	785

ICC men's Test rankings for all-rounders: Justin Greaves rises one place

As on November 11, 2026

Justin Greaves scored a half-century and picked up a wicket against Bangladesh, which helped draw level with Pat Cummins at eighth place. This was the only change in the top ten. The steepest rise in the top ten was Qais Ahmad’s, who climbed 15 places and is now 94th.

Rank	Player	Country	Rating
1	Marco Jansen	South Africa	463
2	Ravindra Jadeja	India	422
3	Wiaan Mulder	South Africa	320
4	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	292
5	Simon Harmer	South Africa	263
6	Mitchell Starc	Australia	251
7	Washington Sundar	India	234
8=	Pat Cummins	Australia	229
8=	Justin Greaves	West Indies	229
10	Gus Atkinson	England	219

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