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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Team India, Ashwin head ICC Test rankings Wednesday Oct 26,2016

The Indian cricket team and its premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin held on to their numero uno status in the latest ICC Test rankings for teams and bowlers.

India led the team's table with 115 points ahead of arch rivals Pakistan (111) and Australia (108). England were at fourth place followed by South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe completing the list.

Rank Team              Points
  1. India                 115
  2. Pakistan             111
  3. Australia            108
  4. England             108
  5. South Africa        96
  6. Sri Lanka             95
  7. New Zealand       91
  8. West Indies          67
  9. Bangladesh          57
  10. Zimbabwe             8


Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who became the second fastest to 200 wickets during the Test series against New Zealand, maintained his position with 900 points, with South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn (878) and England's James Anderson (861) completing the top 3.

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank     (+/-)       Player                  Team     Pts        Avge      Highest Rating
   1         ( - )        R. Ashwin            Ind         900!      24.29    900 v NZ at Indore 2016
   2         ( - )        Dale Steyn           SA         878       22.24    909 v WI at Centurion 2014
   3         ( - )        James Anderson  Eng        861       28.28    884 v SL at Durham 2016
   4         (+1)       Rangana Herath   SL          831       28.71    851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
   5=       (-1)        Stuart Broad        Eng        829       28.48    880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
              (+1)       Yasir Shah           Pak        829       27.27    878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
   7         ( - )        Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         805*     23.52    809 v NZ at Kolkata 2016
   8         ( - )        Mitchell Starc     Aus        792!      27.36    792 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2016
   9         ( - )        Neil Wagner        NZ         731*     29.63    760 v SA at Centurion 2016
  10        ( - )        Vernon Philander SA         723       22.09    912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
  11=      ( - )        Trent Boult          NZ         715       29.56    825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
              ( - )        Josh Hazlewood  Aus        715*     26.40    792 v WI at Hobart 2015
  13        ( - )        Morne Morkel     SA         710       29.33    776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
  14        ( - )        Nathan Lyon        Aus        677       32.80    696 v NZ at Wellington 2016
  15        (+2)       Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        651       32.62    700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
  16        (-1)        Dilruwan Perera  SL          645*      28.35     658 v Aus at Galle 2016
  17        (-1)        Tim Southee        NZ         637       32.63    799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
  18        (+1)       Peter Siddle         Aus        602       29.88    816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
  19        (+1)       D. Prasad             SL          583*     35.97    632 v WI at Colombo (PSS) 2015
  20        (-2)        Chris Woakes      Eng        580*     26.66    609 v Pak at The Oval 2016
 

Ashwin's spin partner Ravindra Jadeja was at seventh place with 805 points.
Going through a purple patch, Ashwin was also leading the all-rounders' table with 451 points, with Jadeja occupying the fifth place position with 292 points.

Ajinkya Rahane was the top-ranked Indian batsman at sixth with 825 points, while Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli were holding the 15th and 17th spots respectively.
Among other countries, Pakistan batsman Younus Khan has moved up three places to second position in the latest MRF Tyres rankings for Test batsmen following his side's 133 runs victory over the West Indies in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday  Oct 25,2016 that has helped it take a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Younus has leapfrogged New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, England batsman Joe Root and South Africa's Hashim Amla with innings of 127 and 29 not out. Younus now leads Root by eight points but trails Australia's number-one ranked Steve Smith by 46 points.

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank     (+/-)       Player                  Team     Pts        Avge      Highest Rating
  1         ( - )        Steve Smith         Aus        906       58.55     936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
   2         (+3)       Younus Khan       Pak        860       54.30     880 v SL at Lahore 2009
   3         (-1)        Joe Root               Eng        852       53.94     917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
   4         (-1)        Hashim Amla      SA         847       51.16     907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
   5         (-1)        K. Williamson     NZ         841       50.31     893 v Aus at Perth 2015
   6         ( - )        Ajinkya Rahane   Ind         825!      51.37     825 v NZ at Indore 2016
   7=       ( - )        Adam Voges        Aus        802*     72.75     824 v SL at Galle 2016
              ( - )        AB de Villiers     SA         802       50.46     935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
   9         ( - )        David Warner      Aus        772       48.63     880 v NZ at Perth 2015
  10        (+1)       Misbah-ul-Haq    Pak        765       48.71     842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
  11        (+2)       Jonny Bairstow    Eng        750!      41.95     750 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
  12=      (-2)        Alastair Cook      Eng        737       46.96     874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
              ( - )        Azhar Ali             Pak        737       46.12     754 v WI at Dubai 2016
  14        (+2)       Asad Shafiq         Pak        732       43.84     758 v Eng at Lord's 2016
  15=      (-1)        Angelo Mathews SL          731       47.16     877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
              (-1)        C. Pujara              Ind         731       49.22     851 v SA at Durban 2013
  17        ( - )        Virat Kohli          Ind         718       45.56     784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
  18        ( - )        D. Chandimal      SL          692!      44.25     692 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 2016
  19        ( - )        Ross Taylor         NZ         675       46.24     871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
  20        ( - )        Sarfraz Ahmed    Pak        661       43.33     715 v SL at Galle 2015
 
All-rounders (top five)

Rank     (+/-)       Player                  Team     Pts         Highest Rating
   1         ( - )        R. Ashwin            Ind         451!      451 v NZ at Indore 2016
   2         ( - )        S. Al Hasan          Ban        400       419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
   3         ( - )        Moeen Ali           Eng        316 /*!  316 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
   4         (+3)       Ben Stokes           Eng        305 /*!  305 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
   5         (-2)        Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         292*/*! 292 v NZ at Indore 2016

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