Australia’s skipper Steve Smith is the number 1 batsman as per the latest ICC Test rankings. Smith has been in brilliant form for Australia in Test series against India and is 67 points ahead of New Zealand’s skipper Kane Williamson, who is placed at number 2 with 869 points.
England’s newly appointed captain Joe Root is at number 3 with 848 points, followed by Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who is at the 4th position in the list with 847 points.
Here are the top 10 batsmen in latest ICC Test Rankings :
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Steve Smith | AUS | 936 |
| 2 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 869 |
| 3 | Joe Root | ENG | 848 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | IND | 847 |
| 5 | David Warner | AUS | 794 |
| 6 | Cheteshwar Pujara | IND | 793 |
| 7 | Azhar Ali | PAK | 779 |
| 8 | Younus Khan | PAK | 772 |
| 9 | Hashim Amla | SA | 757 |
| 10 | AB de Villiers | SA | 747 |
– All stats updated till 12th March 2017
