Labuschagne, who was just two points behind Root before the two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Tests completed over the past week, now enjoys a healthy lead at the top even as Root has slipped to fourth place behind Steve Smith and Babar Azam.
After superb performances in Super 12 of the ICC T20 World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav dethroned Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan to become the top batter. But his rating points declined from 869 to 859 after a poor 14 against England in the semifinal, which Indian lost
Last week, Medvedev was in action at the Libema Open, where he marched to his second tour-level final on grass at the ATP 250 event. Meanwhile, Medvedev's rise comes after Novak Djokovic failed to defend his crown at the French Open.
Paris [France], May 23 (ANI): French teenager Diane Parry dethroned defending champion and No.2 seed Barbora Krejcikova on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the ongoing French Open 2022 on Monday.
Turin [Italy], May 22 (ANI): Olympique Lyonnais won the UEFA Women's Champions League for the eighth time as they dethroned holders Barcelona with a 3-1 victory in Turin on Saturday, all the goals coming in the first half.
Bambolim (Goa) [India], March 1 (ANI): Jamshedpur FC knocked Hyderabad FC off their perch with a clinical 3-0 victory over them in a top-of-the-table rescheduled Indian Super League encounter at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim here on Tuesday.
London [UK], February 28 (ANI): Daniil Medvedev on Monday became the 27th player to reach No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. The 26-year-old (8,615 points) passes Serbian Novak Djokovic (8,465), who has held the top spot in men's tennis for a record 361 total weeks.
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 12 (ANI): Chennaiyin FC will aim to break into the top-four at the expense of Hyderabad FC when the two sides meet in the Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Thursday.
Dubai [UAE], December 22 (ANI): Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne is now the number one batter in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings as he has surpassed England's Joe Root who had been on top since August this year.
Dubai [UAE], November 3 (ANI): Pakistan captain Babar Azam's two successive half-centuries in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 have helped him overtake England's Dawid Malan and grab the top position for batters in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.