Toh yeh hai ICC Test rankings ka naya tamasha, jahan Rishabh Pant aur Ben Duckett ne thodi si chamak dikhayi, lekin Joe Root aur Jasprit Bumrah ab bhi apne apne department mein baadshahat banaye hue hain. Yeh rankings ka drama Headingley Test ke baad aaya, jahan India aur England ke beech ek dilchasp muqabla dekha gaya. Lekin sach kahu, yeh sab number game kabhi-kabhi sirf aankhon ka dhoka lagta hai, jab tak aap khel ke asli rang ko na dekho.
Rishabh Pant, apne besabriya andaaz ke saath, twin centuries (134 aur 118) ke dum par ICC Test batting rankings mein saatve sthaan par pahunch gaye hain. Yeh unka career-best hai, aur woh bhi tab jab unhone England ke bowlers ko Headingley mein pareshaan kiya. Pant ne Zimbabwe ke Andy Flower ke saath ek rare club join kar liya, jo Test match mein dono innings mein century banane wale doosre wicketkeeper hain. Shubman Gill, India ke naye Test captain, ne bhi ek shandaar century ke saath 20ve sthaan par chhalaang lagayi. Dusri taraf, Ben Duckett ne England ki jeet mein apna jhanda gaad diya, 62 aur 149 ke score ke saath Player of the Match ban kar top 10 mein apni jagah banayi (8th rank, 787 points).
| Khiladi | Rank | Rating Points |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Root | 1 | 889 |
| Harry Brook | 2 | 874 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 4 | 851 |
| Rishabh Pant | 7 | 801 |
| Ben Duckett | 8 | 787 |
| Shubman Gill | 20 | – |
Bowling mein Jasprit Bumrah ka jalwa barkaraar hai, ek aur five-wicket haul ke saath top spot par apni pakad mazboot ki. England ke Ben Stokes ne bhi all-rounder rankings mein teesri chhalaang lagayi, ab woh paanchve sthaan par hain. Yeh sab Headingley ke uss Test ka kamaal hai, jahan England ne 371 ka target chase kar ke India ko hara diya – ek aisa chase jo kabhi Edgbaston 2022 ke 378 ke saath yaad kiya jayega, jab England ne bhi India ke khilaaf aisa hi hungama machaya tha.
Lekin yeh sab dekh kar dil mein ek chhoti si khushi jagti hai, khaas kar Pant jaisa khiladi jab apne dum par match ko palat deta hai. Woh bhi tab jab India ke top order mein consistency ki kami dikhti hai. Duckett bhi kam nahi, ek chhote se khiladi ne England ke liye bada kaam kiya. Yeh chhote heroes hi toh cricket ko dilchasp banate hain, na ki hamesha bade naam.
Par ant mein yeh soch ke thodi si kasaish hoti hai – kya yeh rankings sach mein khel ka poora sach batati hain? Kabhi kabhi lagta hai, yeh numbers ke chakkar mein asli khel ka maza kahi kho jata hai. Pant aur Duckett ki yeh kahani bhi shayad kuch dino mein ek aur match ke saath purani ho jayegi.
