World Cricket Rankings – 16th February 2019
These Cricket rankings are issued by: International Cricket Council
As per Allsportspk readers request as and when any of the ranking is announced it is being published. Currently, from Men’s cricket rankings Test teams & players & ODI teams & T20 teams & players rankings have been updated. Also from Women’s cricket rankings ODI teams & T20 teams & players rankings have been updated.
Cricket Rankings – Men
Test Teams – Cricket Rankings
India retained the top position in test cricket, followed by South Africa and New Zealand who are placed at 2nd and 3rd place with a difference of two points.
| Rank | Country | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 43 | 5,007 | 116 |
| 2 | South Africa | 39 | 4,280 | 110 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 30 | 3,213 | 107 |
| 4 | Australia | 44 | 4,566 | 104 |
| 5 | England | 53 | 5,490 | 104 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 48 | 4,256 | 89 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 32 | 2,803 | 88 |
| 8 | West Indies | 39 | 2,995 | 77 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 25 | 1,727 | 69 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 138 | 13 |
Test Batting – Cricket Rankings
Virat Kohli retained his top position with Kane Williamson and Cheteshwar Pujara placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Significant upgrades in this category were of Joe Root, Azhar Ali and Kusal Mendis who are now placed at 6th, 23rd and 24th position respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | 922 |
| 2 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 897 |
| 3 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | 881 |
| 4 | Steve Smith | Australia | 857 |
| 5 | Henry Nicholls | New Zealand | 763 |
| 6 | Joe Root | England | 763 |
| 7 | David Warner | Australia | 756 |
| 8 | Aiden Markram | South Africa | 741 |
| 9 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 711 |
| 10 | Dean Elgar | South Africa | 693 |
| 11 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 691 |
| 12 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 683 |
| 13 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 682 |
| 14 | Tom Latham | New Zealand | 676 |
| 15 | Rishabh Pant | India | 673 |
| 16 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 673 |
| 17 | Francois du Plessis | South Africa | 667 |
| 18 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 658 |
| 19 | Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 646 |
| 20 | Travis Head | Australia | 644 |
| 21 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | 643 |
| 22 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 643 |
| 23 | Azhar Ali | Pakistan | 639 |
| 24 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 633 |
| 25 | Jonny Bairstow | England | 626 |
| 26 | Jos Buttler | England | 624 |
| 27 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 616 |
| 28 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 615 |
| 29 | Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe | 607 |
| 30 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 607 |
| 31 | BJ Watling | New Zealand | 605 |
| 32 | Mominul Haque | Bangladesh | 601 |
| 33 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 600 |
| 34 | Ben Stokes | England | 590 |
| 35 | Kraigg Brathwaite | West Indies | 572 |
| 36 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 571 |
| 37 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 569 |
| 38 | Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka | 566 |
| 39 | Jeet Raval | New Zealand | 563 |
| 40 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | 562 |
| 41 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 552 |
| 42 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 550 |
| 43 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 544 |
| 44 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | 540 |
| 45 | Shane Dowrich | West Indies | 536 |
| 46 | Haris Sohail | Pakistan | 534 |
| 47 | Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | 530 |
| 48 | Shikhar Dhawan | India | 527 |
| 49 | Rohit Sharma | India | 524 |
| 50 | Peter Handscomb | Australia | 517 |
Test Bowling – Cricket Rankings
Kagiso Rabada retained his top rank with Pat Cummins and James Anderson placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Significant upgrades were of Trent Boult, Mohammad Abbas and Kemar Roach who are now placed at 6th, 7th and 11th place respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 882 |
| 2 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 878 |
| 3 | James Anderson | England | 862 |
| 4 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 809 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 794 |
| 6 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 771 |
| 7 | Mohammad Abbas | Pakistan | 770 |
| 8 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 770 |
| 9 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 767 |
| 10 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 763 |
| 11 | Kemar Roach | West Indies | 744 |
| 12 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 728 |
| 13 | Shannon Gabriel | West Indies | 725 |
| 14 | Neil Wagner | New Zealand | 721 |
| 15 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 719 |
| 16 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 711 |
| 17 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | 710 |
| 18 | Mehedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 696 |
| 19 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 690 |
| 20 | Stuart Broad | England | 680 |
| 21 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 675 |
| 22 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | 666 |
| 23 | Mohammad Shami | India | 660 |
| 24 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 652 |
| 25 | Duanne Olivier | South Africa | 642 |
| 26 | Moeen Ali | England | 621 |
| 27 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 621 |
| 28 | Ishant Sharma | India | 615 |
| 29 | Ben Stokes | England | 606 |
| 30 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 581 |
| 31 | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 577 |
| 32 | Umesh Yadav | India | 573 |
| 33 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 573 |
| 34 | Chris Woakes | England | 523 |
| 35 | Devendra Bishoo | West Indies | 514 |
| 36 | Wahab Riaz | Pakistan | 506 |
| 37 | Peter Siddle | Australia | 448 |
| 38 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | 443 |
| 39 | Adil Rashid | England | 436 |
| 40 | Kyle Jarvis | Zimbabwe | 414 |
| 41 | Jack Leach | England | 402 |
| 42 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 402 |
| 43 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 389 |
| 44 | Rahat Ali | Pakistan | 385 |
| 45 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 384 |
| 46 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 379 |
| 47 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 376 |
| 48 | Lakshan Sandakan | Sri Lanka | 374 |
| 49 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 351 |
| 50 | Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | 316 |
Test All-Rounders – Cricket Rankings
Shakib Al Hasan retained his top position with Ravindra Jadeja and Jason Holder placed at the 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Significant upgrades were of Ben Stokes, Mehedi Hasan and Kemar Roach who are now placed at 4th, 12th and 17th position respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 439 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 415 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 387 |
| 4 | Ben Stokes | England | 357 |
| 5 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 341 |
| 6 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 321 |
| 7 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 316 |
| 8 | Moeen Ali | England | 289 |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 271 |
| 10 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 230 |
| 11 | Chris Woakes | England | 224 |
| 12 | Mehedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 213 |
| 13 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 211 |
| 14 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 198 |
| 15 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 168 |
| 16 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 165 |
| 17 | Kemar Roach | West Indies | 157 |
| 18 | Stuart Broad | England | 151 |
| 19 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 139 |
| 20 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 135 |
| 21 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 134 |
| 22 | Neil Wagner | New Zealand | 129 |
| 23 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 123 |
| 24 | Adil Rashid | England | 123 |
| 25 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 120 |
| 26 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 119 |
| 27 | Hardik Pandya | India | 118 |
| 28 | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 115 |
| 29 | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 111 |
| 30 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 108 |
| 31 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | 106 |
| 32 | Sam Curran | England | 105 |
| 33 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | 102 |
| 34 | Mohammad Shami | India | 101 |
| 35 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 98 |
| 36 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 98 |
| 37 | Devendra Bishoo | West Indies | 97 |
| 38 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 96 |
| 39 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 96 |
| 40 | James Anderson | England | 93 |
| 41 | Joe Root | England | 86 |
| 42 | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 85 |
| 43 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 83 |
| 44 | Dean Elgar | South Africa | 78 |
| 45 | Umesh Yadav | India | 73 |
| 46 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 72 |
| 47 | Steve Smith | Australia | 72 |
| 48 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 70 |
| 49 | Kraigg Brathwaite | West Indies | 69 |
| 50 | Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 68 |
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