Joe Root is officially ranked the Number 1 batsman in Test Cricket for the 1st time

[sachin34357]

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[G_B_]

rightly so has the technique for all conditions.

[BlueBee]

Yep. Technically very sound and a treat to watch unlike that Aussie flog who can only bat in flat tracks.

[adi B]

Good player but his major test will come up against pak in uae

[goose]

At best he will be in the class of Gooch.

[HippoSucks]

These rankings are very odd. Before this match Root was at around 880 points and from one century he gains 37 points?

[Gollum]

Root and Smith are batting at such a level that I highly doubt either Kohli or Ajinkya is going to get near them any time soon.

[Bigg Brother]

Root and Smith are batting at such a level that I highly doubt either Kohli or Ajinkya is going to get near them any time soon.

Rahane is better than Root but not smith. Only reason they are catching eye and rahane isn't is they are playing with good unit and rahane with bad and falsely shows that his many innings hasn't impact on game as every of them has resulted in loss or draw.

[Temujin Khaghan]

Root is the best batsman in the world... long may he continue in that spot.

[Temujin Khaghan]

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[kosingh]

I told you guys way back that he is much better than Kohli, Smith and Williamson The guy has it for all conditions. I have seen him come through the Yorkshire ranks. Quality guy, future captain

He's one of the few young batsmen who seems to enjoy test cricket and is also good at it.

[diga]

Rahane is better than Root but not smith. Only reason they are catching eye and rahane isn't is they are playing with good unit and rahane with bad and falsely shows that his many innings hasn't impact on game as every of them has resulted in loss or draw.

Ohh read Boycott's comments on Smith ... calls him FTB

[HippoSucks]

Ohh read Boycott's comments on Smith ... calls him FTB

He exaggerates a lot, like saying that if half the England team was full of the second team players they would still win.

[diga]

He exaggerates a lot' date=' like saying that if half the England team was full of the second team players they would still win.[/quote'] on the evidence of last 2 ashes tests, anybody would say that

[kosingh]

Rahane is better than Root but not smith. Only reason they are catching eye and rahane isn't is they are playing with good unit and rahane with bad and falsely shows that his many innings hasn't impact on game as every of them has resulted in loss or draw.

Even statistically, ignoring wins and losses, Rahane's numbers are not exactly stellar

[Lannister]

Very humble guy, I am starting like him.

[HippoSucks]

Even statistically' date=' ignoring wins and losses, Rahane's numbers are not exactly stellar[/quote'] Considering the conditions in which he batted those statistics look very good. Unfortunately these rankings do not consider home and away performances separately I believe.

[maniac]

:bow:

[adi B]

Ohh read Boycott's comments on Smith ... calls him FTB

I think boycott only considers performances in test matches in england (although he was present in india when they won 2-1) only,he's forgetting that most of these same English batsmen were batting likr headless chickens in Australia and uae

[vvvslaxman]

Solid player. He is one of those player who just loves to play everything off the backfoot. We hardly see bowlers who bowl full swinging deliveries to such players. HE is simply thriving on it. Harris bowled to him well.