Test rankings of international test players are determined using their performances in the test matches. The runs they score and at what average the runs are scored is what counts. For a long while, Virat Kohli dominated the list by continuously performing better and better in each match. For a long time, he barely had any rivals until Steve Smith and Kane Williamson showed that they are as capable as he is.
Recently, Virat Kohli lost his number 1 position in the ICC test ranking and became the second-best test batsman. Kane Williamson became the number one batsman in the Test Cricket format. During the test match against West Indies, Kane Williamson hit a splendid 251 which was his most noteworthy individual score in Tests. In the new Test against Pakistan at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Kane Williamson scored his 23rd century and aided New Zealand to dominate the game by 101 runs to save their odds of fitting the bill for the last of the ICC World Test Championship in June 2021 alive. New Zealand has won five successive Tests at home in 2020, beginning with decisive victories against India and the West Indies just as the success against Pakistan in Kane Williamson’s old neighbourhood.
Source: ICC Cricket
