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Lahore: England’s James Anderson and Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan are the biggest movers in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings, which were released this morning following the conclusion of the Sharjah Test.
Anderson returned figures of four for 17 and two for 52 for which he has earned 22 points, which, in turn, has put him alongside player of the series, Yasir Shah, in second place. The wrist-spinner earned 19 points after taking seven wickets in the match. The two bowlers are now on equal points on 846 – 59 points behind South Africa’s number-one ranked Dale Steyn.
Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Rahat Ali has also gained five places and is now on a career-high 36th position after contributing three wickets in Pakistan’s 127 runs victory.
In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, Australia captain Steve Smith has regained the number-one ranking and AB de Villiers of South Africa has moved into second position as Joe Root’s has dropped two places to third after conceding 27 points.
Apart from Root, Younus Khan has slipped one place to sixth, Asad Shafiq has dropped one place to 12th, Azhar Ali has lost three places to 20th and Ian Bell has fallen one place to 31st.
However, Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan has reason to be cheerful as his contributions of 27 and 151 have helped him vault four places to a career-best 24th position. He was also adjudged player of the Sharjah Test. Hafeez had started the series in 33rd position and has gained nine places after earning 79 points during the course of the series.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has hung up his boots in 67th batting and 44th bowling spots. Shoaib lost 15 places in the batting chart after scores of 38 and 0, but gained 57 places after recording match figures of 24.5-7-59-7.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has retained his 10th position in the batting chart but has steered his side second position in the ICC Test Championship. Pakistan last achieved number-two spot under Inzamam-ul-Haq in August 2006, immediately prior to losing the series in England.
Pakistan very briefly enjoyed number-one position under Imran Khan in 1988 and remained the second-ranked side for much of the early 1990s.
Third-ranked Australia trails Pakistan by a fraction of a point but will reclaim second position if it beats New Zealand by 1-0 or better. In this scenario, England will also move ahead of New Zealand in fifth position as the two sides are currently locked on 99 points each.
The player rankings will now be updated at the end of Brisbane and Mohali Tests, while the ICC Test Championship will be updated following the Adelaide Test.
ICC Test Championship (as on 6 November, after the conclusion of Pakistan-England Test series)
Rank Team Points
1 South Africa 125
2 Pakistan 106
3 Australia 106
4 India 100
5 New Zealand 99
6 England 99
7 Sri Lanka 89
8 West Indies 81
9 Bangladesh 47
10 Zimbabwe 5
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 6 November, after the conclusion of Pakistan-England Test series)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 (+1) Steven Smith Aus 910 56.27 936 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
2 (+1) AB de Villiers SA 890 52.09 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 (-2) Joe Root Eng 886 54.90 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
4 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 881 52.48 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 (+1) Angelo Mathews SL 851 51.43 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
6 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 826 53.94 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
7 ( – ) K. Williamson NZ 813 45.70 860 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
8 ( – ) Alastair Cook Eng 803 47.47 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
9 ( – ) David Warner Aus 775 46.78 880 v Ind at Adelaide 2014
10 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 764 48.89 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating
12 (-1) Asad Shafiq Pak 726 43.28 746 v Eng at Dubai 2015
17 (+1) Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 691* 46.28 715 v SL at Galle 2015
20 (-3) Azhar Ali Pak 673 43.37 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
24 (+4) M. Hafeez Pak 642! 40.85 642 v Eng at Sharjah 2015
31 (-1) Ian Bell Eng 574 42.69 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
46 ( – ) Ben Stokes Eng 463* 28.58 594 v Aus at Lord’s 2015
47 ( – ) Moeen Ali Eng 462* 27.76 517 v Aus at The Oval 2015
67 (-15) Shoaib Malik Pak 390* 35.14 547 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2009
72 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 375 23.27 505 v Ind at The Oval 2011
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating
1 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 905 22.48 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
2= (+1) James Anderson Eng 846 28.96 847 v WI at Barbados 2015
( – ) Yasir Shah Pak 846*! 24.17 846 v Eng at Sharjah 2015
4 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 840 29.12 852 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 ( – ) Trent Boult NZ 814 27.12 825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
6 ( – ) M. Johnson Aus 773 27.94 849 v Pak at Dubai 2014
7 ( – ) V. Philander SA 770 22.13 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
8 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 760 28.44 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
9 ( – ) Rangana Herath SL 751 29.49 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
10 ( – ) Tim Southee NZ 713 31.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating
29 ( – ) Moeen Ali Eng 485*! 38.14 485 v Pak at Sharjah 2015
30 ( – ) Zulfiqar Babar Pak 477* 38.82 501 v NZ at Dubai 2014
36 (+5) Rahat Ali Pak 422*! 36.25 422 v Eng at Sharjah 2015
38 (-3) Wahab Riaz Pak 409* 34.16 431 v Eng at Dubai 2015
40 (-4) Ben Stokes Eng 402* 40.44 442 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2015
44 (+57) Shoaib Malik Pak 377*! 47.46 377 v Eng at Sharjah 2015
95 (-4) Joe Root Eng 134* 44.66 196 v Aus at Lord’s 2015
101 (-4) Adil Rashid Eng 97* 69.50 117 v Pak at Dubai 2015
All-rounders (top three)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( – ) S. Al Hasan Ban 384 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
2 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 347 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 ( – ) V Philander SA 337*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 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
