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Lahore: New Zealand cricketers Mark Craig, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson have continued to progress in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings following the side’s innings and 80 runs victory over Pakistan in the third Test at Sharjah on Sunday.
Black Caps’ captain Brendon McCullum has vaulted five places to 14th position in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, which were released on Monday, following his double century (202) in New Zealand’s record innings tally of 690 against Misbah-ul-Haq’s side.
Ross Taylor remains the highest-ranked New Zealand batsman, and he has moved up one place to ninth after scoring 50, while Kane Williamson’s highest Test score of 192 has moved the 24-year-old up four places to a career-high 12th place. Mark Craig climbed 19 places to 77th after his score of 65.
Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq has moved up three places to 18th after scores of 11 and 137, while his team-mate Mohammad Hafeez has moved up 12 places to 40th after his innings of 197 and 24.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, New Zealand’s Trent Boult has moved up one place to ninth position after taking four wickets for 92 runs in the match. Mark Craig’s maiden 10-wicket haul in a Test (10 for 203) has seen the off-spinner vault 30 places to a career high 58th position, while Ish Sodhi has moved up three places to a career high 71st after match figures of three for 158.
For Pakistan, Yasir Shah gained three places and is now in a career high 27th following his match figures of four for 193. Rahat Ali, meanwhile, moved up nine places to a career high 44th after claiming four wickets for 99.
The batting table continues to be 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.
Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 1 December, after Sharjah 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 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
6 (+1) David Warner Aus 858 47.47 875 v Pak at Dubai 2014
7 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 818 53.37 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
8 (+1) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
9 (+1) Ross Taylor NZ 783 45.95 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 (-2) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 777 49.15 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
12 (+4) Kane Williamson NZ 751! 41.21 751 v Pak at Sharjah 2014
14 (+5) B. McCullum NZ 721 38.19 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
18 (+3) Asad Shafiq Pak 673 40.23 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
20 (-3) Azhar Ali Pak 651 41.31 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
23 (-5) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 631* 43.78 656 v NZ at Dubai 2014
40 (+12) M. Hafeez Pak 553 37.71 595 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2012
41 (-5) Tom Latham NZ 546* 46.07 569 v Pak at Dubai 2014
48 (-3) B-J Watling NZ 520 34.97 574 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014
65 (RE) Daniel Vettori NZ 427 30.00 672 v Pak at Napier 2009
77 (+19) Mark Craig NZ 378*! 42.71 378 v Pak at Sharjah 2014
82 (+7) Corey Anderson NZ 360* 30.46 367 v Ind at Auckland 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 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 ( – ) M. 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 ( – ) V. Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord’s 2012
8 ( – ) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
9 (+1) Trent Boult NZ 762* 27.85 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
10 (-1) Tim Southee NZ 744 30.67 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
27 (+3) Yasir Shah Pak 507*! 26.29 507 v NZ at Sharjah 2014
32 (RE) Daniel Vettori NZ 475 34.36 681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
35 (-7) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 439* 34.18 501 v NZ at Dubai 2014
44 (+9) Rahat Ali Pak 376*! 36.67 376 v NZ at Sharjah 2014
50 (-1) M. Hafeez Pak 347* 35.23 358 v SA at Cape Town 2013
58 (+30) Mark Craig NZ 315*! 41.24 315 v Pak at Sharjah 2014
71 (+3) Ish Sodhi NZ 251*! 52.81 251 v Pak at Sharjah 2014
76 (-7) Corey Anderson NZ 237* 36.38 377 v WI at Hamilton 2013
84 (-6) Kane Williamson NZ 204* 40.66 291 v Eng at Headingley 2013
92 ( – ) Bruce Martin NZ 157* 53.83 289 v Eng at Wellington 2013
93 (-16) M. Talha Pak 156* 56.00 241 v SL at Galle 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 398 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 ( – ) V. Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
4 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 281 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
