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Lahore : Retiring stalwarts Yonas Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq will be aiming to sign off their international careers on a high as Pakistan looks to win its first ever Test series in the West Indies.
Yonas and Misbah, who have seen individual ranking highs of first and sixth, respectively, have one last chance to help the Pakistan team, which has to win the three-Test series starting Friday to stay in fifth position in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings.
Yonas, who spent 72 days at the top of the rankings after scoring a triple-century in Karachi against Sri Lanka in February 2009, will be the second-highest ranked batsman in the series at eighth position, just one position behind Pakistan opener Azhar Ali.
Misbah, who remained in the top 15 from November 2011 to December 2016, has a chance to improve his ranking of 26th in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, and as captain, ensure Pakistan does not slip from its current tally of 97 points.
Yonas and Misbah have a job at hand since even a 3-0 series sweep will not be enough for Pakistan to overtake England’s tally of 101 points while just a 1-0 series loss will see it slip behind sixth-placed New Zealand, which is on 96 points.
Pakistan, which attained top ranking after drawing a four-match series 2-2 to England in August last year, has slipped since then, losing six of eight Tests. It defeated the West Indies 2-1 in a home series in the United Arab Emirates but subsequently lost 2-0 to New Zealand and 3-0 to Australia in away series.
Pakistan can at best go to 99 points whereas a 3-0 loss could see it slip to 89 points and seventh position in the 10-team table led by India with 122 points. South Africa and Australia are second and third with 109 and 108 points, respectively.
Some possible series scenarios:
- Pakistan wins 3-0 – Pakistan 99; West Indies 67
- Pakistan wins 2-0 – Pakistan 98, West Indies 68
- Pakistan wins 1-0 or 2-1 – Pakistan 97, West Indies 70
- West Indies wins 1-0 or 2-1 – Pakistan 92, West Indies 75
- West Indies wins 2-0 – Pakistan 91, West Indies 77
- West Indies wins 3-0 – Pakistan 89, West Indies 78
Pakistan batsmen Asad Shafiq (24th) and Sarfraz Ahmed (25th) are the other leading batsmen in the series while leg-spinner Yasir Shah is the top-ranked player from either side in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers with Wahab Riaz at a career-best 19th position.
For the West Indies, Kraigg Brathwaite (20th) and Jermaine Blackwood (46th) are the leading batsmen while leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo would be looking to move further up from his career-best 25th rank among bowlers.
The Test team rankings, unlike the ODI and T20I rankings, are updated after the end of a series. The ICC Test predictor function is available here.
Pakistan v West Indies
21-25 April – 1st Test, Kingston
30 April-4 May, 2nd Test, Bridgetown
10-14 May – 3rd Test, Roseau
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as on 19 April, before the West Indies-Pakistan series)
Rank Team Points
- India 122
- South Africa 109
- Australia 108
- England 101
- Pakistan 97
- New Zealand 96
- Sri Lanka 90
- West Indies 69
- Bangladesh 66
- Zimbabwe 05
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 19 April, before the West Indies-Pakistan series)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 Steve Smith Aus 941! 61.05 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
2 K. Williamson NZ 880 51.16 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
3 Joe Root Eng 848 52.80 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
4 C. Pujara Ind 846 51.32 861 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
5 Virat Kohli Ind 818 49.41 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
6 Q. de Kock SA 802*! 51.26 802 v NZ at Hamilton 2017
7 Azhar Ali Pak 779 47.07 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
8 Younis Khan Pak 772 53.06 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
9 David Warner Aus 759 47.42 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
10 Hashim Amla SA 748 49.39 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
Other selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
20 K. Brathwaite WI 677! 37.52 677 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
24 Asad Shafiq Pak 651 41.02 758 v Eng at Lord’s 2016
25 Sarfraz Ahmed Pak 647 42.34 715 v SL at Galle 2015
26 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 645 45.84 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
46 J. Blackwood WI 512* 31.33 575 v Eng at Barbados 2015
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 R. Jadeja Ind 898 23.12 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
2 R. Ashwin Ind 865 25.22 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
3 R. Herath SL 854 27.87 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
4 J. Hazlewood Aus 826 25.39 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
5 J. Anderson Eng 810 28.50 884 v SL at Durham 2016
6 Stuart Broad Eng 803 28.54 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
7 K. Rabada SA 798* 23.69 821 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
8 Dale Steyn SA 794 22.30 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
9 Neil Wagner NZ 745 28.90 767 v SA at Dunedin 2017
10 Mitchell Starc Aus 742 28.35 805 v Pak at Brisbane 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
16 Yasir Shah Pak 649 31.51 878 v Eng at Lord’s 2016
19 Wahab Riaz Pak 579*! 34.01 579 v Aus at Sydney 2017
28 D. Bishoo WI 512*! 37.00 512 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
All-rounders (top five)
Rank Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 S. Al Hasan Ban 431 443 v NZ at Christchurch 2017
2 R. Jadeja Ind 422! 422 v Aus at Dharamsala 2017
3 R. Ashwin Ind 413 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
4 Ben Stokes Eng 327 /* 351 v Ind at Mohali 2016
5 Mitchell Starc Aus 318 347 v Ind at Pune 2017
