Azhar and Bishoo achieve career-high rankings as Bravo returns to top 20

MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 18 October, before the start of Bangladesh and England series)

Rank Team Points

1. India                 115
   

2. Pakistan             111
   

3. Australia            108
   

4. England             108
   

5. South Africa        96
   

6. Sri Lanka             95
   

7. New Zealand       91
   

8. West Indies          67
   

9. Bangladesh          57
   

10. Zimbabwe 8

(Developed by David Kendix)

MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 18 October, after Dubai Test)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating

1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 906 58.55 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015

2 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 878 54.86 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 847 51.16 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

4 (+1) Kane Williamson NZ 841 50.31 893 v Aus at Perth 2015

5 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 837 53.72 880 v SL at Lahore 2009

6 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 825! 51.37 825 v NZ at Indore 2016

7= ( - ) Adam Voges Aus 802* 72.75 824 v SL at Galle 2016

( - ) AB de Villiers SA 802 50.46 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014

9 ( - ) David Warner Aus 772 48.63 880 v NZ at Perth 2015

10 ( - ) Alastair Cook Eng 770 47.31 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012

11 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 755 48.22 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014

12 (+5) Azhar Ali Pak 754! 46.27 754 v WI at Dubai 2016

13 (-1) Jonny Bairstow Eng 744! 41.63 744 v Pak at The Oval 2016

14= ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 731 47.16 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014

( - ) C. Pujara Ind 731 49.22 851 v SA at Durban 2013

16 (-3) Asad Shafiq Pak 719 42.65 758 v Eng at Lord's 2016

17 (-1) Virat Kohli Ind 718 45.56 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014

18 (-1) D. Chandimal SL 692! 44.25 692 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 2016

19 (+1) Ross Taylor NZ 675 46.24 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013

20= (-1) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 662 42.97 715 v SL at Galle 2015

(+8) Darren Bravo WI 662 41.11 709 v Aus at Trinidad 2012

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating

26 (-1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 626 39.46 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010

27 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 625 39.76 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015

28 (-1) Moeen Ali Eng 617! 34.61 617 v Pak at The Oval 2016

35 (-4) K. Brathwaite WI 567 33.75 591 v Eng at Grenada 2015

39 ( - ) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 526 32.31 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014

40= (+5) Marlon Samuels WI 525 33.22 672 v Zim at Barbados 2013

( - ) Kaushal Silva SL 525 30.89 638 v Pak at Colombo (PSS) 2015

( - ) Gary Ballance Eng 525* 43.40 702 v WI at Grenada 2015

44 (-1) Ben Stokes Eng 521 33.23 594 v Aus at Lord's 2015

47= ( - ) Mahmudullah Ban 509! 31.37 509 v SA at Mirpur 2015

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating

1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 900! 24.29 900 v NZ at Indore 2016

2 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 878 22.24 909 v WI at Centurion 2014

3 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 870 28.28 884 v SL at Durham 2016

4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 836 28.52 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016

5 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 831 28.71 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014

6 ( - ) Yasir Shah Pak 809 27.89 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016

7 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 805* 23.52 809 v NZ at Kolkata 2016

8 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 792! 27.36 792 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2016

9 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 731* 29.63 760 v SA at Centurion 2016

10 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 723 22.09 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013

11= ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 715 29.56 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015

( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 715* 26.40 792 v WI at Hobart 2015

13 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 710 29.33 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011

14 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 677 32.80 696 v NZ at Wellington 2016

15 ( - ) Dilruwan Perera SL 645* 28.35 658 v Aus at Galle 2016

16 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 637 32.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014

17 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 614 33.29 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014

18 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 609*! 26.07 609 v Pak at The Oval 2016

19 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 602 29.88 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013

20 ( - ) D. Prasad SL 583* 35.97 632 v WI at Colombo (PSS) 2015

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating

25 ( - ) Steven Finn Eng 543 30.01 624 v NZ at Headingley 2013

26 (+3) Wahab Riaz Pak 509*! 34.66 509 v WI at Dubai 2016

27 (-1) Ben Stokes Eng 498* 37.58 508 v Pak at Old Trafford 2016

30 (+11) Devendra Bishoo WI 482*! 36.76 482 v Pak at Dubai 2016

31 (-1) Moeen Ali Eng 474* 42.03 557 v SA at Durban 2015

42 (+1) Taijul Islam Ban 375* 33.94 446 v Pak at Khulna 2015

45 (-5) Sohail Khan Pak 356* 43.20 387 v Eng at The Oval 2016

47 ( - ) Mark Wood Eng 327* 34.40 369 v Pak at Dubai 2015

48 ( - ) Shannon Gabriel WI 317* 40.82 360 v Zim at Dominica 2013

50 ( - ) Jubair Hossain Ban 313*! 30.81 313 v SA at Mirpur 2015

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating

1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 451! 451 v NZ at Indore 2016

2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 384 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014

3= ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 292*/*! 292 v NZ at Indore 2016

( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 292 /*! 292 v Pak at The Oval 2016

5 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 279! 279 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2016

*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.

!indicates career-highest rating