Root reached the top in the ICC Test rankings, Kohli out of the top five

Dubai, 1 September (FMNews.). Joe Root, captain of the England cricket team in excellent form in the ongoing Test series against India, has reached the top in the latest Test rankings released by the ICC.

Root has topped the Test rankings for the first time in 6 years. Root was ninth in the batsmen's rankings earlier this year. Root has 916 points, while second-ranked New Zealand captain Ken Williamson has 901 points. Australian batsman Steve Smith is in third place with 891 points.

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