England's premier seam all-rounder Ben Stokes has dethroned Windies skipper Jason Holder as the Numero Uno all-rounder in the latest ICC Test Rankings released on Monday (December 7) .

With 446 ratings points, Stokes has a 12 ratings point cushion over his nearest Windies rival Holder (434 points) who has gone down a place to number 2. India's spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja occupies the third spot with 397 rating points.

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and Australian tearaway seamer Mitchell Starc round off the top five in the Test all-rounders list.


New Zealand Skipper Kane Williamson Leapfrogs To Second Place In The ICC Test Batsmen Rankings  

In the Test batsmen category, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson’s double ton (251) against the West Indies in the recently concluded Hamilton Test has leapfrogged him into second spot in the rankings.

The Kiwis batting mainstay gained 74 points to share the second spot with Indian skipper Virat Kohli on 886 rating points.  Australian batting spearhead Steve Smith continues to lead the rankings among the Test batsmen with a staggering 911 rating points.

Williamson's countryman Tom Latham and NZ opening batsman secured his career-best ranking after scoring 86 in his team's massive innings win over Windies at Seddon Park in Hamilton Test. Latham broke into the top ten in the ranking table with 733 points in his kitty.


Australia's Marnus Labuschagne and Pakistan's Babar Azam occupy the fourth and fifth spot in the rankings for Test batsmen.