World Cricket Rankings – 16th October 2018
These Cricket rankings are issued by: International Cricket Council
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Cricket Rankings – Men

Test Teams – Cricket Rankings

Cricket Rankings

India clean sweeped West Indies in the 2-match home test series and increased their lead as the No.1 test side in the world. Meanwhile, West Indies are now placed at the 8th position after suffering two consecutive losses, after their previously dominant performances against Bangladesh.

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 38 4,397 116
2  South Africa 35 3,712 106
3  Australia 33 3,499 106
4  England 45 4,722 105
5  New Zealand 23 2,354 102
6  Sri Lanka 38 3,668 97
7  Pakistan 21 1,853 88
8  West Indies 32 2,432 76
9  Bangladesh 19 1,268 67
10  Zimbabwe 8 12 2

Test Batsmen – Cricket Rankings

Cricket Rankings

After another impactful series as India’s Test captain, Virat Kohli retained his top spot in the Men’s test batting cricket rankings, with Steve Smith and Kane Williamson placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Prithvi Shaw, proved his mettle by scoring a hundred and continued his form throughout the two test series, and is currently placed at the 60th position.

Other significant upgrades were of Azhar Ali, Kusal Mendis and Jonny Bairstow who are now placed at 15th, 16th and 17th positions respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Virat Kohli India 935
2 Steve Smith  Australia 919
3 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 847
4 Joe Root  England 835
5 David Warner  Australia 812
6 Cheteshwar Pujara  India 765
7 Dimuth Karunaratne  Sri Lanka 754
8 Dinesh Chandimal  Sri Lanka 733
9 Dean Elgar  South Africa 724
10 Usman Khawaja  Australia 719
11 Aiden Markram  South Africa 703
12 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 697
13 Hashim Amla  South Africa 673
14 Francois Du Plessis  South Africa 665
15 Azhar Ali  Pakistan 646
16 Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka 641
17 Jonny Bairstow  England 637
18 Ajinkya Rahane  India 633
19 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 632
20 Kraigg Brathwaite  West Indies 632
21 Asad Shafiq  Pakistan 617
22 Jos Buttler  England 611
23 Lokesh Rahul  India 608
24 Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 607
25 Bj Watling  New Zealand 596
26 Quinton De Kock  South Africa 593
27 Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh 592
28 Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 592
29 Tom Latham  New Zealand 587
30 Ben Stokes  England 583
31 Roston Chase  West Indies 582
32 Henry Nicholls  New Zealand 573
33 Shaun Marsh  Australia 573
34 Temba Bavuma  South Africa 566
35 Mominul Haque  Bangladesh 558
36 Shai Hope  West Indies 558
37 Peter Handscomb  Australia 553
38 Jeet Raval  New Zealand 552
39 Shikhar Dhawan  India 549
40 Niroshan Dickwella  Sri Lanka 549
41 Murali Vijay  India 545
42 Sarfraz Ahmed  Pakistan 541
43 Moeen Ali  England 539
44 Sam Curran  England 537
45 Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe 534
46 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 534
47 Hamilton Masakadza  Zimbabwe 531
48 Dhananjaya De Silva  Sri Lanka 529
49 Tim Paine  Australia 524
50 Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 510

Test Bowlers – Cricket Rankings

James Anderson

The England pacer, James Anderson continues to remain at the top with 899 points, followed by Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander, who are placed at 2nd and 3rd respectively. Jason Holder broke into the top 10 after his 5-wicket haul against India, while, India’s Umesh Yadav benefitted from his 10-wicket haul to place himself at the 25th position.

Some of the other upgrades were of Yasir Shah, Wahab Riaz and Moeen Ali who are now placed at 20th, 31st and 32nd position respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 James Anderson England 899
2 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa 882
3 Vernon Philander  South Africa 826
4 Ravindra Jadeja  India 812
5 Trent Boult  New Zealand 795
6 Pat Cummins  Australia 792
7 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka 791
8 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 777
9 Jason Holder  West Indies 766
10 Neil Wagner  New Zealand 765
11 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 751
12 Stuart Broad  England 734
13 Shannon Gabriel  West Indies 734
14 Mohammad Abbas  Pakistan 725
15 Tim Southee  New Zealand 720
16 Nathan Lyon  Australia 700
17 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 692
18 Mitchell Starc  Australia 690
19 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 665
20 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 656
21 Kemar Roach  West Indies 654
22 Mohammad Shami  India 637
23 Dale Steyn  South Africa 635
24 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka 632
25 Umesh Yadav  India 613
26 Ishant Sharma  India 603
27 Ben Stokes  England 582
28 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka 580
29 Bhuvneshwar Kumar  India 578
30 Chris Woakes  England 556
31 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan 543
32 Moeen Ali  England 541
33 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 522
34 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 520
35 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 510
36 Peter Siddle  Australia 509
37 Taijul Islam  Bangladesh 507
38 Jasprit Bumrah  India 472
39 Nuwan Pradeep  Sri Lanka 432
40 Rahat Ali  Pakistan 413
41 Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka 403
42 Lahiru Kumara  Sri Lanka 371
43 Kasun Rajitha  Sri Lanka 367
44 Adil Rashid  England 366
45 Graeme Cremer  Zimbabwe 366
46 Lungi Ngidi  South Africa 362
47 Andile Phehlukwayo  South Africa 354
48 Colin De Grandhomme  New Zealand 349
49 Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh 346
50 Sam Curran  England 342

Test Allrounders– Cricket Rankings

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Shakib Al Hasan retained his top test spot in the Men’s Test All-rounder cricket rankings. Jason Holder jumped to the 3rd spot after his 5-wicket haul against India.

Other significant upgrades were of Roston Chase, Mitchell Santner and Josh Hazelwood who are placed at 17th, 24th and 26th place respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 420
2 Ravindara Jadeja  India 400
3 Jason Holder  West Indies 380
4 Vernon Philander  South Africa 370
5 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 341
6 Ben Stokes  England 339
7 Moeen Ali  England 291
8 Chris Woakes  England 253
9 Pat Cummins  Australia 243
10 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka 226
11 Mitchell Starc  Australia 221
12 Tim Southee  New Zealand 206
13 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa 193
14 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka 188
15 Stuart Broad  England 183
16 Sam Curran  England 183
17 Roston Chase  West Indies 170
18 Colin De Grandhomme  New Zealand 168
19 Bhuvneshwar Kumar  India 163
20 Neil Wagner  New Zealand 160
21 Trent Boult  New Zealand 158
22 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 156
23 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 154
24 Mitchell Santner  New Zealand 130
25 Kemar Roach  West Indies 130
26 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 129
27 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 129
28 Hardik Pandya  India 128
29 Nathan Lyon  Australia 128
30 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 121
31 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 118
32 Graeme Cremer  Zimbabwe 118
33 Mitchell Marsh  Australia 116
34 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka 113
35 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 111
36 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 111
37 Mohammad Shami  India 105
38 James Anderson  England 101
39 Mahmudullah  Bangladesh 100
40 Joe Root  England 100
41 Dale Steyn  South Africa 100
42 Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 98
43 Adil Rashid  England 96
44 Hamilton Masakadza  Zimbabwe 88
45 Peter Siddle  Australia 87
46 Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 84
47 Dean Elgar  South Africa 83
48 Steve Smith  Australia 83
49 Umesh Yadav  India 82
50 Sean Williams  Zimbabwe 81

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