Pakistan batsmen Younus Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali have improved their rankings in the latest Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released on Tuesday following the conclusion of Abu Dhabi Test.
Younus, who scored 213 and 46 in Pakistan’s 356 runs victory, has climbed one place to sixth. The middle-order batsman, who rose to number-one position following his triple century against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2009, had entered in series in 11th place on 759 ratings points. During the series, in which he aggregated 468 runs, he gained five places and 101 ratings points, and is now just three ratings points behind South Africa’s fifth-ranked Hashim Amla.
Misbah, who scored 69 and 101 not, which was the joint fastest century in the history of Test cricket, has risen three places to eighth position. The Pakistan captain scored 271 runs in the series, as a result of which he gained two places and 56 ratings points. Misbah now trails Australia’s David Warner by 40 ratings points.
Younus, who scored 213 and 46 in Pakistan’s 356 runs victory, has climbed one place to sixth. The middle-order batsman, who rose to number-one position following his triple century against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2009, had entered in series in 11th place on 759 ratings points. During the series, in which he aggregated 468 runs, he gained five places and 101 ratings points, and is now just three ratings points behind South Africa’s fifth-ranked Hashim Amla.
Misbah, who scored 69 and 101 not, which was the joint fastest century in the history of Test cricket, has risen three places to eighth position. The Pakistan captain scored 271 runs in the series, as a result of which he gained two places and 56 ratings points. Misbah now trails Australia’s David Warner by 40 ratings points.
Azhar Ali, who scored two centuries in the Abu Dhabi Test, has rocketed nine places to 18th position. Azhar, who also scored 53 and 30 in Dubai, had started the series in 26th position.
The good news for Australia is Mitchell Marsh’s scores of 87 and 47 has helped the 23-year-old vault 84 places to 94th on the list.
The batting table is headed by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, with AB de Villiers of South Africa in second position.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has risen 29 places to 36th after taking five wickets in the match. Yasir’s fellow spinner, left-armer Zulfiqar Babar, has climbed 13 places to a career high of 40th following his figures of two for 94 and five for 120.
Pakistan fast bowlers Rahat Ali and Imran Khan have also improved their rankings. Rahat is now in 72nd position after a rise of seven places, while Imran has leaped 25 places to 86th position.
Australia’s Mitchell Johnson has retained his fourth position on 849 points, two points adrift of Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath. Steven Smith has gained three places and is now in 85th spot.
South Africa’s Dale Steyn leads with bowling chart, followed by Ryan Harris, who missed the Pakistan series due to an injury.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin continues to lead the way in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for All-rounders, with Mitchell Johnson dropping one place to fifth.
Other notable movers from the series are Mohammad Hafeez, who has risen four rankings places to 19th, with Steven Smith climbing 10 spots to 20th position.
Test cricket continues for Pakistan and Australia in November and December as they turn their attentions to the visit of New Zealand and India, respectively.
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 4 November, after Abu Dhabi Test)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 915 58.76 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 888 51.02 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 887 53.10 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 (+1) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
6 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 860 53.49 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
7 (-3) David Warner Aus 858 47.47 875 v Pak at Dubai 2014
8 (+3) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 818 49.38 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
9 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 (-1) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
11 (-1) Michael Clarke Aus 755 50.59 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
12 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 730 40.39 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
18 (+9) Azhar Ali Pak 671 41.22 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
22 (-1) Asad Shafiq Pak 634 37.68 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
24 (-6) Chris Rogers Aus 623* 36.06 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
32 (+5) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 578*! 39.43 578 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
46 (-7) Brad Haddin Aus 518 34.20 637 v WI at Perth 2009
63= ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 421 33.16 595 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2012
88 (-7) Mitchell Johnson Aus 333 22.24 477 v Eng at Lord's 2009
89 (-2) Mitchell Starc Aus 325* 28.86 368 v Eng at The Oval 2013
94 (+84) Mitchell Marsh Aus 316*! 41.00 316 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 907 22.56 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 861 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 851! 29.06 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
4 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 849! 27.38 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 806 29.72 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 ( - ) V. Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
9 ( - ) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
10 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 754 28.10 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
14 (-2) Peter Siddle Aus 691 30.20 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
24 (-3) Nathan Lyon Aus 538 35.80 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
36 (+29) Yasir Shah Pak 400*! 17.25 400 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
38 (-1) Mitchell Starc Aus 394* 35.34 432 v Eng at The Oval 2013
40 (+13) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 385*! 31.65 385 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
54 (+5) M. Hafeez Pak 324* 33.94 358 v SA at Cape Town 2013
72 (+7) Rahat Ali Pak 236* 43.00 271 v Zim at Harare 2013
85 (+3) Steven Smith Aus 181*! 48.00 181 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
86 (+25) Imran Khan Pak 163*! 30.40 163 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 346 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 (-1) M. Johnson Aus 281 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
Selected Rankings:
19 (+4) M. Hafeez Pak 136/* 199 v SA at Johannesburg 2013
20 (+10) Steven Smith Aus 132 /*! 132 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
* 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
The good news for Australia is Mitchell Marsh’s scores of 87 and 47 has helped the 23-year-old vault 84 places to 94th on the list.
The batting table is headed by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, with AB de Villiers of South Africa in second position.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has risen 29 places to 36th after taking five wickets in the match. Yasir’s fellow spinner, left-armer Zulfiqar Babar, has climbed 13 places to a career high of 40th following his figures of two for 94 and five for 120.
Pakistan fast bowlers Rahat Ali and Imran Khan have also improved their rankings. Rahat is now in 72nd position after a rise of seven places, while Imran has leaped 25 places to 86th position.
Australia’s Mitchell Johnson has retained his fourth position on 849 points, two points adrift of Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath. Steven Smith has gained three places and is now in 85th spot.
South Africa’s Dale Steyn leads with bowling chart, followed by Ryan Harris, who missed the Pakistan series due to an injury.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin continues to lead the way in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for All-rounders, with Mitchell Johnson dropping one place to fifth.
Other notable movers from the series are Mohammad Hafeez, who has risen four rankings places to 19th, with Steven Smith climbing 10 spots to 20th position.
Test cricket continues for Pakistan and Australia in November and December as they turn their attentions to the visit of New Zealand and India, respectively.
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 4 November, after Abu Dhabi Test)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) K. Sangakkara SL 915 58.76 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 888 51.02 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 887 53.10 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 (+1) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
6 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 860 53.49 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
7 (-3) David Warner Aus 858 47.47 875 v Pak at Dubai 2014
8 (+3) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 818 49.38 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
9 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 (-1) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
11 (-1) Michael Clarke Aus 755 50.59 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
12 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 730 40.39 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
18 (+9) Azhar Ali Pak 671 41.22 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
22 (-1) Asad Shafiq Pak 634 37.68 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
24 (-6) Chris Rogers Aus 623* 36.06 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
32 (+5) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 578*! 39.43 578 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
46 (-7) Brad Haddin Aus 518 34.20 637 v WI at Perth 2009
63= ( - ) M. Hafeez Pak 421 33.16 595 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2012
88 (-7) Mitchell Johnson Aus 333 22.24 477 v Eng at Lord's 2009
89 (-2) Mitchell Starc Aus 325* 28.86 368 v Eng at The Oval 2013
94 (+84) Mitchell Marsh Aus 316*! 41.00 316 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 907 22.56 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 861 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 851! 29.06 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
4 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 849! 27.38 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 806 29.72 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 ( - ) V. Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
9 ( - ) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
10 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 754 28.10 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
14 (-2) Peter Siddle Aus 691 30.20 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
24 (-3) Nathan Lyon Aus 538 35.80 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013
36 (+29) Yasir Shah Pak 400*! 17.25 400 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
38 (-1) Mitchell Starc Aus 394* 35.34 432 v Eng at The Oval 2013
40 (+13) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 385*! 31.65 385 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
54 (+5) M. Hafeez Pak 324* 33.94 358 v SA at Cape Town 2013
72 (+7) Rahat Ali Pak 236* 43.00 271 v Zim at Harare 2013
85 (+3) Steven Smith Aus 181*! 48.00 181 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
86 (+25) Imran Khan Pak 163*! 30.40 163 v Aus at Abu Dhabi 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 ( - ) V. Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 346 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 (-1) M. Johnson Aus 281 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
Selected Rankings:
19 (+4) M. Hafeez Pak 136/* 199 v SA at Johannesburg 2013
20 (+10) Steven Smith Aus 132 /*! 132 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
* 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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