Pakistan lost two points in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) team rankings for Tests after a loss in the final match against West Indies in Sharjah but they were able to retain their second position on the table.
Pakistan went to the top of the rankings after drawing four-match series 2-2 against England but India overtook them after beating New Zealand at home last month.
Pakistan are now on 109 points, six points behind table leaders India and only one point ahead of third-placed Australia.
Meanwhile, the Windies gained two points and retained their eighth position on the rankings table with 69 points.
Also, the West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite moved into the top 20 of the ICC player rankings for Test batsmen for the first time after playing a stellar role in his team’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in the final Test that ended on Thursday.
Brathwaite, who became the first opener to remain unbeaten in both innings of a Test match with scores of 142 and 60, has jumped 13 places to reach a career-best 19th position.
Pakistan has four batsmen in the top-20: Younus Khan (fifth), captain Misbahul Haq (10th), opener Azhar Ali (12th) and Asad Shafiq (17th). Opener Sami Aslam moved up two positions to a career-best 60th position after scores of 74 and 17 in Sharjah.
Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz has moved up four places to reach a career-best 24th rank in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers. The left-arm paceman took seven wickets in Sharjah, including a five-for in the first innings. (AFP)
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as of 4 November 2016, after the Pakistan-West Indies Test series)
Rank Team Points
- India 115
- Pakistan 109 (-2)
- Australia 108
- England 105
- South Africa 96
- Sri Lanka 95
- New Zealand 91
- West Indies 69 (+2)
- Bangladesh 65
- Zimbabwe 8
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 4 November 2016, after the third Test between Pakistan and West Indies and the first Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka)
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 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 847 51.16 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
3 (+1) K.Williamson NZ 841 50.31 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 (+1) Joe Root Eng 834 53.28 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 (-3) Younus Khan Pak 832 53.98 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
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 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 744 48.31 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
11 ( – ) Alastair Cook Eng 738 46.87 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
12 ( – ) Azhar Ali Pak 733 46.10 754 v WI at Dubai 2016
13 (+1) C. Pujara Ind 731 49.22 851 v SA at Durban 2013
14 ( – ) A. Mathews SL 724 47.16 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
15= (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 718 45.56 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
(+1) Jonny Bairstow Eng 718 40.84 750 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
17 (-4) Asad Shafiq Pak 691 42.62 758 v Eng at Lord’s 2016
18 ( – ) D. Chandimal SL 685 44.25 692 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 2016
19 (+13) K. Brathwaite WI 677! 37.52 677 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
20 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 675 46.24 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
40 (+1) Kaushal Silva SL 525 31.56 638 v Pak at Colombo (PSS) 2015
41 (+10) D. Karunaratne SL 523 33.18 619 v WI at Galle 2015
42 (+1) H. Masakadza Zim 522* 29.73 559 v Ban at Chittagong 2014
58 (+27) Shane Dowrich WI 439*! 34.08 439 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
82 (+4) Roston Chase WI 345* 29.54 397 v Ind at Jamaica 2016
60 (+2) Sami Aslam Pak 435*! 41.25 435 v WI at Sharjah 2016
91 (+1) Sean Williams Zim 311* 26.10 321 v NZ at Bulawayo 2016
86 (+24) Graeme Cremer Zim 338*! 16.12 338 v SL at Harare 2016
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 853 28.28 884 v SL at Durham 2016
4 ( – ) Rangana Herath SL 832 28.60 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 821 28.48 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
6 (-1) Yasir Shah Pak 820 27.37 878 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 ( – ) Dilruwan Perera SL 674*! 27.70 674 v Zim at Harare 2016
16 ( – ) S. Al Hasan Ban 672 32.16 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
17 ( – ) Tim Southee NZ 637 32.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
18 ( – ) Chris Woakes Eng 603* 25.86 609 v Pak at The Oval 2016
19 ( – ) Peter Siddle Aus 602 29.88 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
20 ( – ) Ben Stokes Eng 579*! 33.32 579 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
24 (+4) Wahab Riaz Pak 552*! 32.93 552 v WI at Sharjah 2016
29 (+7) D. Bishoo WI 512*! 37.00 512 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
38 (+2) Shannon Gabriel WI 427*! 38.12 427 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
47 (+12) Jason Holder WI 342* 41.00 365 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2015
77 (+7) Roston Chase WI 162* 58.45 164 v Ind at Trinidad 2016
76 (+1) Carl Mumba Zim 164*! 30.20 164 v SL at Harare 2016
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 405 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
3 ( – ) Moeen Ali Eng 318 /*! 318 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
4 ( – ) Ben Stokes Eng 312 /*! 312 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
5 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 292*/*! 292 v NZ at Indore 2016
