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India wicketkeeper and vice-captain Rishabh Pant became the first-ever Indian batter to score centuries in both innings in a Test match in England. Pant notched up 134 and 118 in the two innings in the first Test against England at Headingley at Leeds but that wasn’t enough for Shubman Gill’s Team India who lost by five wickets on Tuesday. Thanks to Pant’s brilliant tons the Indian wicketkeeper has achieved career-best ranking in ICC men’s Test batters list. Pant has risen one position to 7th place with 801 rating points and is not only 5 points behind 6th place South African skipper Temba Bavuma.   Two centurions from the first #ENGvIND Test have reached career-best ratings in the latest ICC Mens Player Rankings 👏 Read more ⬇️https://t.co/iRzq5boyLf — ICC (@ICC) June 25 2025 England opener Ben Duckett also reached a career-best 8th position in the ICC men’s Test batting rankings after his outstanding performance in the opening match of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 series against India at Headingley in Leeds. The 30-year-old left-hander scored 62 in the first innings and 149 in the second contributing significantly to England’s victory by five wickets on the final day. Duckett posted the highest score by any batter in the fourth innings against India as England chased down 371 to win. His impressive performance earned him the Player of the Match award and propelled him five spots higher in the latest weekly rankings update which saw several batters making notable gains. Shubman Gill returns to top 20 Indian captain Shubman Gill is back in the top 20 KL Rahul has moved up 10 places to 38th while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal retains fourth position reaching a career-best 851 rating points. Ollie Pope who scored a century in the first innings has moved up three places to 19th position while Jamie Smith is at a career-best 27th position his scores of 40 and 44 lifting him eight places. England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook retained the number one and two positions. Jasprit Bumrah retains number one position In the bowling department Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to lead the table with a five-wicket haul in the first innings. England fast bowler Josh Tongue has galloped in the bowling rankings up 16 places to 64th after grabbing seven wickets in the match while captain Ben Stokes has gained one slot to be 49th among bowlers and up three places to fifth among all-rounders after picking a total of five wickets and scoring 53 runs in two innings. The drawn Galle Test also sees some notable gainers among batters from the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh sides. Career bests for Najmul and Nissanka: Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has gained 11 places to reach 28th position after scores of 163 and 49 present captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s twin-centuries help him gain a whopping 21 places to reach a career-best 29th position and Shadman Islam has moved from 58th to 55th. Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka’s first innings knock of 187 has helped him advance 21 places to a career-best 31st position.