Bumrah had a sensational year for India in red-ball cricket picking up 71 wickets from 13 Tests at an unbelievable average of 14.92. He has taken 15 wickets in the T20I format too. The pacer has been terrific for India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, picking up 30 wickets.

Root, Brook and Mendis have also been incredible in the longest format of the game this year, scoring 1556, 1100 and 1049 runs respectively.

However, 1 name missing from the nomination list was that of India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was the second-highest scorer in Test cricket this year with 1478 runs. The left-handed batter remained in fine form throughout the year and played some memorable knocks in the longest format, but still wasn’t nominated for the award.

Bumrah’s name has also been shortlisted for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy alongside Root, Brook and Australia’s Travis Head.

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1.) Total innings

After completing 17 Tests, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal has played 32 innings while on the other hand, England’s Harry Brook had played 28 innings after playing the same number of matches in the longest format.

2.) Boundaries and sixes

After 17 Test matches Jaiswal has hit a total of 183 boundaries and 38 sixes while after completing the same number of Tests, Brook had scored a total of 180 boundaries and 26 sixes.

3.) Runs

After completing 17 Tests, Jaiswal has scored a highly impressive 1600 runs while after playing the same number of Test matches, Brook had scored a total of 1536 runs.

4.) Centuries and half-centuries

After completing 17 Test matches, Jaiswal has scored 4 centuries and 8 half-centuries, while on the other hand, Brook had scored 5 centuries and 9 half-centuries after playing the same number of Tests.

5.) Average

After completing 17 Test matches, Jaiswal has a brilliant average of 53.33, however he still gets outclassed by Brook in this category as the England batter had an astounding average of 56.88 after playing the same number of Tests.

6.) Highest individual score

After completing 17 Test matches, Jaiswal has the highest individual score of 214* which came against England in 2024 while Brook’s highest individual score after playing the same number of Tests was 186 which came against New Zealand in 2023.

7.) Brook’s career

The explosive England batter has so far played 24 Tests in total and has scored a total of 2281 runs at a fantastic average of 58.48. In total he has scored, 8 centuries and 10 half-centuries. Brook is tipped on to become one of the finest cricketers of his era in the coming future.

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As they were on their way to chase a massive target of 648, England team was bowled out for 234 as they were lacking the support of their captain Ben Stokes, who was facing an injury.

England was 18/2 at the start of Day 4. Jacob Bethell and Joe Root registered an 104- run partnership for third wicket. Mitchell Santner broke this partnership with Root’s wicket. Recently-crowned No.1 Test batter Harry Brook also got dismissed for a single-digit score.

Tim Southee also got the key wicket of Bethell who was aiming to secure his maiden Test century. He daprted after scoring 76 runs in 96 balls. Gus Atkinson was aiming to score quickly, while Ollie Pope dcided to stick with the traditional approach.

Pope got knocked out by Matt Henry, where he had scored 17 runs off 36 balls. Before giving up to the bowling of Santner, Atkinson had hit seven fours and a six in his 41-ball 43.

The left-arm spinner had gotten rid of Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts as Rngland got bowled out for 234 in 47.2 overs. Stokes was a player who did not come out to bat, as he had succumbed to an injury during the play on Day 3.

After this match, even though New Zealand recorded their joint-biggest victory by runs in Test cricket, England has come out as the winner of the series by 2-1.

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Though Root also scored a tremendous century in the second innings of the same match, Brook was able to pip him by a point on the rankings. The latter topped the Test batter list with 898 rating points while the former finished with 897 rating points.

Brook’s form this year in Test cricket has been nothing short of exceptional as he is among the 3 players that have scored over 1000 runs in the format this year alongside Root and India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal.

With 4 centuries scored so far this year in red-ball cricket, Brook is the player with the third-most centuries in the longest format this year behind Root (6 tons) and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis (5 tons).

Meanwhile, Indian players faced a massive decline in the Test batter rankings. This comes following Australia’s dominant 10-icket victory over the Men in Blu where the India batters massively underperformed.

Star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both went down in the rankings. The former lost 5 places and dropped to the 31st spot while the latter lost 6 places and went down to the 20th spot. Shubman Gill also lost 5 places and dropped to the 17th spot while Rishabh Pant lost 3 places and dropped to the 9th spot. There was no change in Jaiswal’s ranking and he remained on the 4th spot.

Elsewhere in the ranking, Australia’s Travis Head jumped to the 5th spot following a brilliant century against India while South Afrca’s Temba Bavuma gained 3 places and reached the 7th spot in the ranking following the Proteas’ series whitewash over Sri Lanka.

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Atherton didn’t hesitate one bit before naming Root as the current best player in the world ahead of the likes of Virat Kohli, Steven Smith and Kane Williamson.

“He is right now, unquestionably. Nineteen Test hundreds since 2021, that’s 10 more than the next best [Kane Williamson]. It’s an incredible run of form. He is playing quite beautifully and at his absolute best,” Atherton told Sky Sports News.

Another England batter who has been making waves in Test cricket as of late is Harry Brook. The batter recently rose to the number 2 spot in the Test batter rankings. In England’s ongoing Test series against New Zealand, Brook already has 2 centuries to his name from two Tests and has struck 349 runs with a sensational average of 116.33.

Despite Brook’s sensational performances with the bat in red-ball cricket, Root still holds the best spot for Atherton.

“The runs here were on the back of that hundred from Brook and earlier efforts from Jacob Bethell (96) and Ben Duckett (92), so they weren’t the toughest runs he’ll ever score, but you’ve still got to go out and get them – and Joe does that day in, day out. He’s incredibly consistent,” Atherton said.

“He is an unbelievable player. There are other very exciting young players in the team, like Brook and Bethell, but Root is still England’s best,” Atherton added.

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Harry Brook has been a massive player in Test cricket, and he had established as one of the main players for England. His massive performance in New Zealand series had a key impact in England’s 2-0 victory. Whenever England has needed him, he has come up and given out match-winning performances.

Joe Root has declared Harry Brook as the best batter in the world at the moment. He put emphasis on Harry’s exceptional challenging batting style.

“If you asked me, Brooky is by far and away the best player in the world at the minute. He has such an all-round game: he can absorb pressure, he can apply it, he can whack you over your head for six, he can scoop you over his head for six, he can smack spin, he can smack seam. He’s so hard to bowl to,” Root said.

Root accepted that he has been waiting Harry to show his phenomenal form, but also acknowledges the talent of the young player. Root has even expressed how he admires Brook and wants to play alongside him.

“I’m trying to catch him, but he’s too good, isn’t he? He’s got another hundred this week and he’s one of the best players, if not the best player, to have ever played the game. It’s mega to play with him and he’s awesome to watch,” Root concluded.

Harry Brook has already secured 2280 runs to his name in 23 Test matches at an impressive average of 61.62, which is the third-highest average in history of Test cricket.

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 During the match, England became the first side in the 147-year history of Test cricket to score 500,000 runs in Test cricket. Australia is currently second with 4,28,868 runs, while the Indian cricket team sits at the third position with 2,78,751 runs.

Coming to the match, seamer Gus Atkinson’s hat-trick helped England in bundling out the hosts for a modest first inning total of 125 after putting on 280 runs thanks to a century from Brook.

In reply to the Kiwis’ small total, England posted over 300 runs on the second day itself thanks to half-centuries from 4 different batters. Root finished the day unbeaten on 61 and will be looking to score yet another Test century when the match resumes for the third day.

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In 11 Tests, Brook has an incredible average of over 64 with 4 hundreds and 2 fifties to his name so far. Brook’s teammate, Root is the batter with the most runs scored in Test cricket this year so far with 1364 runs in 16 Tests at an average of 54.56 with 5 hundreds and 4 fifties. Jaiswal, on the other hand, has scored 1280 runs in 12 Tests with 3 hundreds and 7 fifties.

The century in Wellington may even be Brook’s finest of this year as he walked in to bat with England looking in a spot of bother at 26/3. Despite being under a lot of pressure, Brook played a fine counter-attacking innings and was supported well by Ollie Pope. The duo shared a 174-run stand to take England to a respectable first inning total.

Brook reached 3 figures in just 91 deliveries and if it wasn’t for a terrible mix-up with batting partner Chris Woakes, he would have caused even more damage for New Zealand. Brook departed after playing a fine knock of 123 runs off just 115 deliveries. His innings included of 11 boundaries and 5 sixes.

After completing the century, Brook looked at the heavens with the bat pointed, which could be a gesture to his late grandmother. Thanks to the century the visitors reached a respectable total of 280 before getting bundled out by the Kiwis on the first day.

However, England did end the day on a high as they restricted the hosts to 86/5 with the previous match’s hero, Brydon Carse picking up 2 wickets.

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This comes after Brook played a heroic knock of 171 in the recently-concluded Test match against New Zealand in Christchurch. The knock saw England post a humongous first inning total of 499. It is safe to say that Brook played a crucial role in the victory for the Three Lions.

The middle-order batter smashed his 7th Test century and massively helped England in taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Brook scored an impressive 15 boundaries and 3 sixes in this fabulous knock.

Thanks to this knock, Brook rose 2 places, overtaking India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal for the second spot. The England batter is just 41 points behind teammate Joe Root who remained as the number 1 Test batter in the world.

After heroics with the bat in the first Test, the England duo of Ollie Pope (up eight spots to 32nd) and skipper Ben Stokes (up seven places to 34th) also made substantial gains in the ICC Test rankings for batters.

Coming to the bowler rankings, South Africa’s Marco Jansen rose 19 places and moved to the 9th spot following his incredible performance against Sri Lanka where he bagged 11 wickets. He also moved up to 2nd in the Test all-rounder rankings.

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Williamson made a fabulous comeback from the groin injury that kept him out of action in the 3-match Test series against India. The batter reached this milestone during the second session of the third day.

It took Williamson 103 Tests to achieve the feat, making it the joint third-fastest alongside Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Pakistan’s Younis Khan to 9,000 Test runs. Australia’s Steve Smith still holds the record after reaching the milestone in his 99th Test match.

Williamson played great knocks in both the innings of the first Test against England. He scored 93 runs in his comeback innings and helped the Kiwis post a good first inning total of 348 before contributing 61 runs more in the second innings.

Coming to the match, England posted a mammoth total of 499 in reply to New Zealand’s 348 thanks to Harry Brook’s 171 and fine knocks from Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes. The Kiwis finished the third day on 155/6, leading by just 4 runs. Daryl Mitchell, who is playing unbeaten on 31 will be trying to rescue his side from this dire situation and help them in posting a respectable target for England.

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