Pakistan players rise in latest Test player rankings
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Following Pakistan’s 328 run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test in Mirpur on Saturday, a number of its players have made gains in the latest Reliance ICC Test Players Rankings
Younus Khan has moved up one place to seventh in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after scores of 148 and 39, while Azhar Ali has also moved up five places to 16th position after compiling 226 and 25 in the match which helped steer the visitors to a 1-0 series win. On way to his maiden Test double-century, Azhar also passed the 3,000-run landmark (and now stands at 3,185 in 41 Tests).
For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan’s scores of 89 not out and 13 have helped him move up five places to a career-high 30th.
Though the top 10 in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers has remained unchanged, there were some big movers with Pakistan left arm opening bowler Junaid Khan moving up two places to 15th after claiming match figures of three for 71.
Yasir Shah (20th) has moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career after rising six places following match figures of seven for 131, Mohammad Hafeez has climbed five places to a career high 34th position and Wahab Riaz has gained 10 places to raise to 52nd spot.
Bangladesh’s Mohammad Shahid has vaulted 36 places to 84th after match figures of four for 95, while Shuvagata Hom has broken into the top 100 for the first time in 87th spot (up by 15 places) after claiming three for 94 runs.
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 10 May, after Bangladesh-Pakistan Test series)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player **** Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 909 58.66 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 908 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 891 52.78 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 873! 52.36 873 v Ind at Sydney 2015
5 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 841 51.50 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 839! 45.96 839 v SL at Wellington 2015
7 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 836 53.75 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
8 (-1) Joe Root Eng 824 55.00 865 v WI at St George's 2015
9 (-1) David Warner Aus 805 48.20 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
10 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 774 46.30 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points **** Ave HS Rating
11 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 770 49.18 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
16 (+5) Azhar Ali Pak 727 44.23 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
22 (+4) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 673*! 47.65 673 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
23 ( - ) Mominul Haque Ban 661*! 60.00 661 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
29 (-3) Tamim Iqbal Ban 632 39.73 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
30 (+5) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 629! 40.17 629 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
35 (-1) M. Hafeez Pak 579 39.34 609 v Ban at Khulna 2015
48 (-5) M. Rahim Ban 516 32.34 604 v Zim at Mirpur 2014
55 (-2) Mahmudullah Ban 475 30.52 497 v Zim at Khulna 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points **** Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.55 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 847! 29.22 847 v WI at Bridgetown 2015
3 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 826 23.52 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
4 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 807 29.57 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 804 27.84 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
6 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 795 27.39 805 v SL at Christchurch 2014
7 ( - ) V. Philander SA 780 21.95 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 761 29.97 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
9 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 743 30.61 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
10 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 727 29.35 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points **** Ave HS Rating
11 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 710 28.10 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
15 (+2) Junaid Khan Pak 623* 29.61 652 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2014
17 (-2) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 604 33.27 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
20 (+6) Yasir Shah Pak 559*! 28.37 559 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
34 (+5) M. Hafeez Pak 422*! 33.87 422 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
35 ( - ) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 418* 37.55 501 v NZ at Dubai 2014
39 (-8) Taijul Islam Ban 408* 30.74 446 v Pak at Khulna 2015
52 (+10) Wahab Riaz Pak 318*! 32.76 318 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
60 (-3) Jubair Hossain Ban 299* 29.27 305 v Zim at Chittagong 2014
65 (+3) Mahmudullah Ban 266* 46.41 381 v WI at St George's 2009
73 (+4) Imran Khan Pak 233*! 33.88 233 v Ban at Mirpur 2015
84 (+36) M. Shahid Ban 166*! 30.80 166 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
87 (+15) Shuvagata Hom Ban 161*! 52.62 161 v Pak at Mirpur 2015
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 380 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 341* 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 318* 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
4 ( - ) M. Johnson Aus 291 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 259 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
*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
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