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Lahore: Pakistan cricketers have continued to head in the right direction in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings following their third straight victory in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali and Imran Khan have achieved career-best rankings in the latest player rankings, which were released on Friday morning following Pakistan’s victory on Thursday.
In addition to these, captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who scored 102 not out, his eighth career century, has achieved a career-best rating to date of 842. Younus Khan, who scored 100 not out, his 28th Test century, has gained a place as well as seven ratings points to reduce the gap with fourth-ranked Angelo Mathews to six ratings points.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz is now in 31st position (up by two places) and Ahmed, whose 176 was his Test-best, has vaulted 18 places to 39th.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Zulfiqar has gained 11 places and is now in 31st spot following his match figures of five for 127, Yasir Shah has moved up two places to 35th, left-arm fast bowler Rahat Ali has jumped 23 places to 49th position after match figures of six for 70 while Imran Khan’s two wickets in the second innings have put him in 80th spot (up by eight places).
Opener Muhammad Hafeez, who scored 96 and 101 not out, is now just outside the top 50 in 52nd spot after rising 12 positions, while he has gained six places in the bowlers’ rankings to return to the top 50 in 49th spot. In the all-rounders’ category, Hafeez is now in 11th spot after climbing eight spots.
Two New Zealand players have also improved their rankings.
Tom Latham, who scored 103 and 20, has moved up 16 places to 55th spot and Ish Sodhi is now in 73rd position (up by four places).
The batting table is headed by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, while Dale Steyn leads the bowlers’ list. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is the number-one ranked all-rounder.
Upcoming fixtures
Pakistan v New Zealand
17-21 Nov – 2nd Test, Dubai
26-30 Nov – 3rd Test, Sharjah
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 14 November, after the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand):
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 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Younus Khan Pak 867 53.98 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
6 (-1) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
7 ( – ) David Warner Aus 858 47.47 875 v Pak at Dubai 2014
8 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 842! 50.80 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
9 (+1) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
10= (+1) Michael Clarke Aus 755 50.59 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
(-1) Ross Taylor NZ 755 45.55 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
15 (-2) K. Williamson NZ 696 39.39 728 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
17 ( – ) Azhar Ali Pak 671 41.64 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
21 (-2) B. McCullum NZ 641 36.98 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
22 ( – ) Asad Shafiq Pak 634 37.68 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
31 (+2) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 597*! 40.25 597 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
39 (+18) Ahmed Shehzad Pak 554*! 47.86 554 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
40 (-1) BJ Watling NZ 541 36.24 574 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014
52 (+12) M. Hafeez Pak 490 35.57 595 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2012
55 (+16) Tom Latham NZ 474*! 44.00 474 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
57 (-11) Jimmy Neesham NZ 463* 51.00 519 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
65 (-4) Dean Brownlie NZ 425* 29.62 504 v Eng at Auckland 2013
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 853 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 844 27.47 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
5 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 806 29.72 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord’s 2012
8 (+1) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
9 (-2) Tim Southee NZ 751 30.60 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
10 ( – ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 739 28.10 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
13 (-2) Trent Boult NZ 702* 28.40 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
23 ( – ) Neil Wagner NZ 544* 33.89 549 v WI at Bridgetown 2014
31 (+11) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 445*! 30.40 445 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
35 (+2) Yasir Shah Pak 424*! 21.62 424 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
48 (+6) M. Hafeez Pak 345* 34.26 358 v SA at Cape Town 2013
49 (+23) Rahat Ali Pak 343*! 35.76 343 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
62 (+4) Corey Anderson NZ 283* 31.92 377 v WI at Hamilton 2013
73 (+4) Ish Sodhi NZ 235*! 50.59 235 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2014
80 (+8) Imran Khan Pak 211*! 31.14 211 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
All-rounders
Rank Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 419! 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
4 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( – ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 281 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
