Kumar Sangakkara has regained the number-one Test batting spot in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen following his 10th double century in the Galle Test which Sri Lanka won by seven wickets to lead Pakistan by 1-0 in a two-Test series.
Sangakkara, who won the ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards in Colombo in 2012, scored 221 and 21 in the Test, which earned him 31 ratings points that, in turn, helped him to dethrone AB de Villiers from the top pedestal. The South African had snatched the number-one spot from his team-mate Hashim Amla in October 2013 and spent a total stretch of 287 days and 33 Tests at the top.
Sangakkara had first surged to the top of the batting charts in December 2007 when he replaced Ricky Ponting, while he last claimed the top spot in November 2012 in Galle before Australia’s Michael Clarke dislodged him following his 230 against South Africa in the Adelaide Test.
Sangakkara has now spent a total of 81 Tests and 671 days as the top-ranked Test batsman. ICC Hall of Famer Garry Sobers holds the record for the most Tests spent as number-one with 189 while Viv Richards is second with 179.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has continued to make gains on the rankings table. He has moved up one position to enter the top five for the first time in his career, following his contributions of 91 and 25 not out.
Mahela Jayawardena, playing his last Test series, has retained 14th position following his contributions of 59 and 26, but will seek to make his farewell Test a memorable one, which can potentially help him end higher on the rankings table.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, man of the match Rangana Herath has been rewarded for his match figures of nine for 164, which included an impressive six for 48 in the second innings, with a jump of two places. He how sits just outside the top five in sixth position.
Dilruwan Perera, the 22-year-old off-spinner, has vaulted five places to 24th following his figures of five for 137 and two for 68.
England v India
Meanwhile, England’s win against India at Old Trafford by an innings and 54 runs on Saturday has seen its bowlers charge up the rankings table. England leads the five-Test series by 2-1 with the final Test to start at The Oval from Friday.
James Anderson has climbed two places to grab fifth spot following his three for 46 and two for 18, while man of the match Stuart Broad has propelled four places to ninth spot following his figures of six for 25 in India’s first innings.
Broad’s movement now means England has two bowlers inside the top 10.
Moeen Ali’s four for 39 in India’s second innings has allowed him to jump four places to a career-high 33rd position.
Amongst the batsmen, Joe Root and Ian Bell remain the two England batsmen inside the top 20. Root has moved up two places to claim a career-best 14th spot, a position he shares with Jayawardena, while Bell has also earned two places which has put him in 17th spot. Captain Alastair Cook is the next highest-ranked England batsman in 24th position.
Jos Buttler is the biggest mover in the latest rankings. The England wicketkeeper-batsman scored 70 and featured in a 134-run seventh wicket stand with Root (77). For this, he has earned eight places, which has put him just outside the top 50 in 55th position.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 71 and 27 means that he is now in 32nd position following a rise of two places.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders, India’s Ravichandran Ashwin has displaced South Africa’s Vernon Philander as the number-one ranked all-rounder, while Broad has moved ahead of Australia’s Mitchell Johnson in fourth position.
Sangakkara, who won the ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards in Colombo in 2012, scored 221 and 21 in the Test, which earned him 31 ratings points that, in turn, helped him to dethrone AB de Villiers from the top pedestal. The South African had snatched the number-one spot from his team-mate Hashim Amla in October 2013 and spent a total stretch of 287 days and 33 Tests at the top.
Sangakkara had first surged to the top of the batting charts in December 2007 when he replaced Ricky Ponting, while he last claimed the top spot in November 2012 in Galle before Australia’s Michael Clarke dislodged him following his 230 against South Africa in the Adelaide Test.
Sangakkara has now spent a total of 81 Tests and 671 days as the top-ranked Test batsman. ICC Hall of Famer Garry Sobers holds the record for the most Tests spent as number-one with 189 while Viv Richards is second with 179.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has continued to make gains on the rankings table. He has moved up one position to enter the top five for the first time in his career, following his contributions of 91 and 25 not out.
Mahela Jayawardena, playing his last Test series, has retained 14th position following his contributions of 59 and 26, but will seek to make his farewell Test a memorable one, which can potentially help him end higher on the rankings table.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, man of the match Rangana Herath has been rewarded for his match figures of nine for 164, which included an impressive six for 48 in the second innings, with a jump of two places. He how sits just outside the top five in sixth position.
Dilruwan Perera, the 22-year-old off-spinner, has vaulted five places to 24th following his figures of five for 137 and two for 68.
England v India
Meanwhile, England’s win against India at Old Trafford by an innings and 54 runs on Saturday has seen its bowlers charge up the rankings table. England leads the five-Test series by 2-1 with the final Test to start at The Oval from Friday.
James Anderson has climbed two places to grab fifth spot following his three for 46 and two for 18, while man of the match Stuart Broad has propelled four places to ninth spot following his figures of six for 25 in India’s first innings.
Broad’s movement now means England has two bowlers inside the top 10.
Moeen Ali’s four for 39 in India’s second innings has allowed him to jump four places to a career-high 33rd position.
Amongst the batsmen, Joe Root and Ian Bell remain the two England batsmen inside the top 20. Root has moved up two places to claim a career-best 14th spot, a position he shares with Jayawardena, while Bell has also earned two places which has put him in 17th spot. Captain Alastair Cook is the next highest-ranked England batsman in 24th position.
Jos Buttler is the biggest mover in the latest rankings. The England wicketkeeper-batsman scored 70 and featured in a 134-run seventh wicket stand with Root (77). For this, he has earned eight places, which has put him just outside the top 50 in 55th position.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 71 and 27 means that he is now in 32nd position following a rise of two places.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders, India’s Ravichandran Ashwin has displaced South Africa’s Vernon Philander as the number-one ranked all-rounder, while Broad has moved ahead of Australia’s Mitchell Johnson in fourth position.
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Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 11 August, after the conclusion of Galle and Old Trafford Tests)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
1 (+1) K Sangakkara SL 920 58.94 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 899 51.33 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 878 51.70 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( - ) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 (+1) A Mathews SL 862! 52.14 862 v Pak at Galle 2014
6 (-1) S. Chanderpaul WI 854 51.88 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
7 (+1) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
8 (-1) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 805 48.19 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
9 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 793 51.97 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
11 (+1) Steven Smith Aus 737*! 40.02 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
12 (-2) C Pujara Ind 735 51.58 851 v SA at Durban 2013
13 ( - ) K Williamson NZ 728! 40.28 728 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
14= ( - ) M Jayawardena SL 708 50.02 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
(+2) Joe Root Eng 708*! 46.55 708 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
16 ( - ) Chris Rogers Aus 675* 38.14 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
17 (+2) Ian Bell Eng 666 45.24 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
18 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 657* 50.39 674 v SL at Galle 2014
19 (+1) B McCullum NZ 651 37.10 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
20 (-5) Virat Kohli Ind 642 40.64 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
23 (+2) Azhar Ali Pak 627 39.01 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
24 (-2) Alastair Cook Eng 625 45.84 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
25 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 614 36.85 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
29 (+2) Gary Ballance Eng 598* 60.45 599 v Ind at The Rose Bowl 2014
30 (-6) Murali Vijay Ind 595 37.46 652 v Eng at Lord's 2014
32 (+2) MS Dhoni Ind 593 38.42 662 v SA at Kolkata 2010
34 (-8) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 576* 44.93 612 v Eng at The Rose Bowl 2014
51 (RE) G Gambhir Ind 487 43.47 886 v SL at Kanpur 2009
55 (+8) Jos Buttler Eng 436*! 77.50 436 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
56 (-2) S Dhawan Ind 434* 38.58 475 v NZ at Wellington 2014
96 (-2) Moeen Ali Eng 317* 34.00 341 v Ind at Lord's 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 903 22.82 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) M Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
4 ( - ) V Philander SA 813 21.09 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 (+2) J Anderson Eng 800 29.86 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 (+2) Rangana Herath SL 797 29.97 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
7 (-1) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 (-3) Saeed Ajmal Pak 772 27.79 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
9 (+4) Stuart Broad Eng 765 30.05 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
10 (-1) Trent Boult NZ 737* 27.45 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
11= (-1) Kemar Roach WI 733! 27.04 733 v NZ at Bridgetown 2014
(-1) Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
13 (-1) R Ashwin Ind 705 28.78 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
14 (+2) Morne Morkel SA 700 30.08 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
15 (-1) Pragyan Ojha Ind 698 30.26 773 v Eng at Kolkata 2012
16 (-2) Abdur Rehman Pak 674* 28.75 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
17 ( - ) Junaid Khan Pak 644*! 29.78 644 v SL at Galle 2014
18 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 613 33.36 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
19 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 607 32.99 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
20 ( - ) Ishant Sharma Ind 578 37.04 671 v WI at Dominica 2011
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
24 (+5) D Perera SL 531*! 28.64 531 v Pak at Galle 2014
26 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 510* 30.37 570 v SA at Durban 2013
28 (-3) S Eranga SL 485* 34.22 541 v Eng at Headingley 2014
32 ( - ) B Kumar Ind 443*! 28.18 443 v Eng at Old Trafford 2014
33 (+5) Moeen Ali Eng 441*! 28.04 441 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
56 (+2) D Prasad SL 275*! 48.83 275 v Pak at Galle 2014
87 (RE) Varun Aaron Ind 126*! 37.66 126 v Eng at Old Trafford 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 (+2) R. Ashwin Ind 372*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 365*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 288 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 (-1) Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
1 (+1) K Sangakkara SL 920 58.94 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 899 51.33 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 878 51.70 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
4 ( - ) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 (+1) A Mathews SL 862! 52.14 862 v Pak at Galle 2014
6 (-1) S. Chanderpaul WI 854 51.88 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
7 (+1) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
8 (-1) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 805 48.19 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
9 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 793 51.97 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
11 (+1) Steven Smith Aus 737*! 40.02 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
12 (-2) C Pujara Ind 735 51.58 851 v SA at Durban 2013
13 ( - ) K Williamson NZ 728! 40.28 728 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
14= ( - ) M Jayawardena SL 708 50.02 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
(+2) Joe Root Eng 708*! 46.55 708 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
16 ( - ) Chris Rogers Aus 675* 38.14 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
17 (+2) Ian Bell Eng 666 45.24 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
18 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 657* 50.39 674 v SL at Galle 2014
19 (+1) B McCullum NZ 651 37.10 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
20 (-5) Virat Kohli Ind 642 40.64 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
23 (+2) Azhar Ali Pak 627 39.01 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
24 (-2) Alastair Cook Eng 625 45.84 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
25 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 614 36.85 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
29 (+2) Gary Ballance Eng 598* 60.45 599 v Ind at The Rose Bowl 2014
30 (-6) Murali Vijay Ind 595 37.46 652 v Eng at Lord's 2014
32 (+2) MS Dhoni Ind 593 38.42 662 v SA at Kolkata 2010
34 (-8) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 576* 44.93 612 v Eng at The Rose Bowl 2014
51 (RE) G Gambhir Ind 487 43.47 886 v SL at Kanpur 2009
55 (+8) Jos Buttler Eng 436*! 77.50 436 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
56 (-2) S Dhawan Ind 434* 38.58 475 v NZ at Wellington 2014
96 (-2) Moeen Ali Eng 317* 34.00 341 v Ind at Lord's 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 903 22.82 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) M Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
4 ( - ) V Philander SA 813 21.09 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 (+2) J Anderson Eng 800 29.86 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 (+2) Rangana Herath SL 797 29.97 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
7 (-1) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 (-3) Saeed Ajmal Pak 772 27.79 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
9 (+4) Stuart Broad Eng 765 30.05 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
10 (-1) Trent Boult NZ 737* 27.45 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
11= (-1) Kemar Roach WI 733! 27.04 733 v NZ at Bridgetown 2014
(-1) Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
13 (-1) R Ashwin Ind 705 28.78 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
14 (+2) Morne Morkel SA 700 30.08 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
15 (-1) Pragyan Ojha Ind 698 30.26 773 v Eng at Kolkata 2012
16 (-2) Abdur Rehman Pak 674* 28.75 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
17 ( - ) Junaid Khan Pak 644*! 29.78 644 v SL at Galle 2014
18 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 613 33.36 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
19 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 607 32.99 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
20 ( - ) Ishant Sharma Ind 578 37.04 671 v WI at Dominica 2011
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Ranking
24 (+5) D Perera SL 531*! 28.64 531 v Pak at Galle 2014
26 (-1) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 510* 30.37 570 v SA at Durban 2013
28 (-3) S Eranga SL 485* 34.22 541 v Eng at Headingley 2014
32 ( - ) B Kumar Ind 443*! 28.18 443 v Eng at Old Trafford 2014
33 (+5) Moeen Ali Eng 441*! 28.04 441 v Ind at Old Trafford 2014
56 (+2) D Prasad SL 275*! 48.83 275 v Pak at Galle 2014
87 (RE) Varun Aaron Ind 126*! 37.66 126 v Eng at Old Trafford 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Ranking
1 (+2) R. Ashwin Ind 372*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 365*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 288 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 (-1) Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
By: Editor
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