Warner climbs the batting rankings
Australia opener David Warner has moved up three places in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmenafter stellar performances against England in the Perth Test, which the home side won by 150 runs on Tuesday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.
Warner, who scored 60 and 112 to be the leading run-getter to date in the series, earned 51 ratings points to end at 741 ratings points, which has given him a lift of three places to put him just outside the top 10 in 11th position.
The left-handed batsman now has Misbah-ul-Haq, Graeme Smith and Younus Khan firmly in his sights as he trails the eighth-ranked Pakistan captain by 42 ratings points, the ninth-ranked South Africa captain by 30 ratings points and the 10th-ranked former Pakistan captain by 28 ratings points.
The other centurions from the Perth Test - Shane Watson and Steven Smith of Australia, and Ben Stokes of England – have also moved up the rankings.
Watson’s second innings contribution of 103 has given him a jump of six places and has put him in 32nd position, Smith’s first innings score of 111 has helped him gain eight places to 37th spot, and Stokes’ maiden century has seen him rocket 81 places to 73rd position.
Other batsmen to move up the order following the Perth Test include Kevin Pietersen in 15th (up by one place) and Michael Carberry in 83rd (up by 17 places).
South Africa’s duo of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla continue to head the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen and will defend their rankings in the Johannesburg Test against India, which started on Wednesday. Australia captain Michael Clarke trails Amla by 30 ratings points and is 41 points behind de Villiers, and will have an opportunity to either regain the number-one spot or close the gap with the top two ranked batsmen when the fourth Test gets underway in Melbourne on 26 December.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Australia’s Mitchell Johnson has gained three places and has now joined England spinner Graeme Swann in 14th position. Johnson recorded match figures of six for 140.
The Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers is headed by Dale Steyn of South Africa, with team-mate Vernon Philander in second position.
The latest rankings, which were released on Thursday, also take into account the Wellington Test in which New Zealand defeated the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs.
The New Zealand players to make an upward movement include Ross Taylor moving up a place to a best-ever sixth in batting list and fast bowler Trent Boult rising 11 places to a career-best 10th position in bowlers’ table.
Reliance ICC Test Rankings (as of 19 December, after the second Test between New Zealand and West Indies, and the third Test between Australia and England)
Batsmen
**** Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 909! 51.44 909 v Pak at Dubai 2013
2 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 898 52.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
3 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 868 52.20 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
4 ( - ) K Sangakkara SL 866 56.98 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
5 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 854 51.52 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
6 (+1) Ross Taylor NZ 835! 46.52 835 v WI at Wellington 2013
7 (-1) C Pujara Ind 801*! 65.50 801 v WI at Mumbai 2013
8 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 783! 46.03 783 v SA at Dubai 2013
9 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 771 49.36 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
10 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 769 51.17 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
11 (+3) David Warner Aus 741! 43.20 741 v Eng at Perth 2013
12 (-1) Ian Bell Eng 731 46.36 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
13 (-1) Jacques Kallis SA 704 55.44 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
14 (-1) Alastair Cook Eng 700 47.07 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
15 (+1) Kevin Pietersen Eng 675 47.64 909 v WI at Headingley 2007
16 (+1) Asad Shafiq Pak 660* 39.11 680 v SA at Cape Town 2013
17 ( - ) Jonathan Trott Eng 654 46.45 856 v SL at Cardiff 2011
18 (-3) Darren Bravo WI 642 44.68 709 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012
19 ( - ) M Jayawardena SL 639 49.56 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
20 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 634* 41.16 648 v Aus at Mohali 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
26 (+3) Kane Williamson NZ 604 35.00 605 v Ban at Mirpur 2013
28 (-4) Matt Prior Eng 598 40.83 745 v NZ at Auckland 2013
31 (+1) B McCullum NZ 585 35.39 673 v Pak at Hamilton 2011
32 (+6) Shane Watson Aus 584 35.93 729 v Eng at Perth 2010
34 (-8) Joe Root Eng 574* 38.16 606 v Aus at Adelaide 2013
36 (-2) Brad Haddin Aus 569 35.93 637 v WI at Perth 2009
37 (+8) Steven Smith Aus 566*! 35.22 566 v Eng at Perth 2013
46 (+2) BJ Watling NZ 509*! 36.00 509 v WI at Wellington 2013
47 ( - ) Chris Rogers Aus 490* 31.88 526 v Eng at Chester-le-St 2013
51 (+5) Kieran Powell WI 458* 29.08 468 v Ban at Mirpur 2012
55 (+13) Kirk Edwards WI 449* 38.76 524 v Aus at Bridgetown 2012
60 (-1) Denesh Ramdin WI 430 26.37 439 v Ind at Mumbai 2013
65 (-2) Peter Fulton NZ 400* 30.43 413 v Eng at Auckland 2013
67 (-6) Darren Sammy WI 397 21.96 452 v Zim at Bridgetown 2013
68 (-2) H Rutherford NZ 394* 33.33 454 v Eng at Wellington 2013
73 (+81) Ben Stokes Eng 376*! 41.75 376 v Aus at Perth 2013
74 (-3) Stuart Broad Eng 375 24.08 505 v Ind at The Oval 2011
76 (-1) N Deonarine WI 360* 27.30 401 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012
80 (+3) Mitchell Johnson Aus 353 23.17 477 v Eng at Lord's 2009
83 (+17) M Carberry Eng 345*! 31.50 345 v Aus at Perth 2013
85 (-4) Daniel Flynn NZ 343 25.95 432 v Ind at Hamilton 2009
90 (-2) Graeme Swann Eng 325 22.09 418 v Ban at Chittagong 2010
91 (-2) Tim Bresnan Eng 318* 28.70 382 v Ind at The Oval 2011
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 903 22.65 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) V Philander SA 899* 17.50 901 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
3 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 831 29.52 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
4 ( - ) Saeed Ajmal Pak 824 26.54 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
5 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 808! 27.47 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
6 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 796* 22.45 801 v Eng at Brisbane 2013
7 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 786 28.68 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
8 (+1) Pragyan Ojha Ind 756 30.26 773 v Eng at Kolkata 2012
9 (-1) Stuart Broad Eng 745 30.25 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
10 (+11) Trent Boult NZ 719*! 26.92 719 v WI at Wellington 2013
11 ( - ) Abdur Rehman Pak 703* 27.55 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
12 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 700 30.23 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
13 (-3) J Anderson Eng 677 30.69 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
14= (-1) Graeme Swann Eng 663 29.96 858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
(+3) M Johnson Aus 663 29.37 825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
16 (-2) Kemar Roach WI 655* 27.71 712 v NZ at Kingston 2012
17 (+1) Tim Southee NZ 652*! 32.81 652 v WI at Wellington 2013
18 (-2) Ben Hilfenhaus Aus 639* 28.50 757 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2012
19 (-4) S Shillingford WI 619* 32.32 652 v NZ at Dunedin 2013
20 (-1) S Al Hasan Ban 614 32.60 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
21 (-1) Nathan Lyon Aus 612*! 33.04 612 v Eng at Perth 2013
26 ( - ) Tim Bresnan Eng 514* 32.64 657 v WI at Edgbaston 2012
32 ( - ) Darren Sammy WI 485* 36.01 568 v Aus at Bridgetown 2012
38 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 429* 31.88 633 v SA at Cape Town 2011
44 (+1) N Deonarine WI 381* 29.08 391 v Ind at Mumbai 2013
45 (-1) Neil Wagner NZ 377* 38.30 383 v WI at Dunedin 2013
51 (+3) Tino Best WI 340* 39.37 419 v Ban at Khulna 2012
65 (+26) Corey Anderson NZ 257*! 20.57 257 v WI at Wellington 2013
66 (-2) Kane Williamson NZ 256* 39.13 291 v Eng at Headingley 2013
85 (-2) Ish Sodhi NZ 170* 50.10 177 v WI at Dunedin 2013
93 ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 135* 37.63 265 v NZ at Wellington 2005
97 (+14) Ben Stokes Eng 112*! 47.00 112 v Aus at Perth 2013
98 (-2) Steven Smith Aus 109* 49.66 125 v Eng at Lord's 2013
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 419*/ ! 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 362 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
3 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 332 616 v Pak at Durban 2002
4 (+1) Vernon Philander SA 283*/* 312 v Pak at Centurion 2013
5 (-1) Stuart Broad Eng 279 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
* 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
For information on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings, go to www.relianceiccrankings.com.