World Cricket Rankings – 22nd October 2018
These Cricket rankings are issued by: International Cricket Council
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Test Teams – Cricket Rankings

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After an emphatic win over West Indies in a home series win, India retained their top rank with South Africa and England placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Also, Pakistan won their series against Australia in UAE by 1-0, and retained their 7th position on the Test team cricket rankings.

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 38 4,397 116
2  South Africa 35 3,712 106
3  England 45 4,722 105
4  New Zealand 23 2,354 102
5  Australia 36 3,663 102
6  Sri Lanka 38 3,668 97
7  Pakistan 24 2,271 95
8  West Indies 32 2,432 76
9  Bangladesh 19 1,268 67
10  Zimbabwe 8 12 2

Test Batsmen – Cricket Rankings

India Vs England

After another scintillating performance against Windies, Virat Kohli retained the top rank with Steve Smith and Kane Williamson placed at the 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Pakistan skipper and wicket-keeper, Sarfraz Ahmed put in a dominant display of batting in the 2nd test against Australia, and upgraded his rank to the 25th position.

Other significant upgrades were of Aiden Markram, Jos Buttler and Angelo Matthews who are now placed at 10th, 21st and 23rd place respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Virat Kohli India 935
2 Steve Smith  Australia 910
3 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 847
4 Joe Root  England 835
5 David Warner  Australia 803
6 Cheteshwar Pujara  India 765
7 Dimuth Karunaratne  Sri Lanka 754
8 Dinesh Chandimal  Sri Lanka 733
9 Dean Elgar  South Africa 724
10 Aiden Markram  South Africa 703
11 Usman Khawaja  Australia 699
12 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 697
13 Hashim Amla  South Africa 673
14 Francois Du Plessis  South Africa 665
15 Azhar Ali  Pakistan 648
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 Jos Buttler  England 611
22 Lokesh Rahul  India 608
23 Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 607
24 Asad Shafiq  Pakistan 604
25 Sarfraz Ahmed  Pakistan 602
26 Bj Watling  New Zealand 596
27 Quinton De Kock  South Africa 593
28 Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh 592
29 Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 592
30 Tom Latham  New Zealand 587
31 Ben Stokes  England 583
32 Roston Chase  West Indies 582
33 Henry Nicholls  New Zealand 573
34 Temba Bavuma  South Africa 566
35 Mominul Haque  Bangladesh 558
36 Shai Hope  West Indies 558
37 Jeet Raval  New Zealand 552
38 Shikhar Dhawan  India 549
39 Niroshan Dickwella  Sri Lanka 549
40 Peter Handscomb  Australia 548
41 Murali Vijay  India 545
42 Shaun Marsh  Australia 543
43 Moeen Ali  England 539
44 Sam Curran  England 537
45 Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe 534
46 Hamilton Masakadza  Zimbabwe 531
47 Dhananjaya De Silva  Sri Lanka 529
48 Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 510
49 Rohit Sharma  India 508
50 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 507

Test Bowlers – Cricket Rankings

James Anderson retained his top position with Kagiso Rabada also retaining his 2nd position in the Men’s Test bowling cricket rankings. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas who took 17 wickets against Australia in the recent 2-match series, jumped to the 3rd position wiht 829 points.

Other significant upgrades were of Mitchell Starc, Kemar Roach and Moeen Ali who are now placed at 17th, 20th and 31st position respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 James Anderson England 899
2 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa 882
3 Mohammad Abbas  Pakistan 829
4 Vernon Philander  South Africa 826
5 Ravindra Jadeja  India 812
6 Trent Boult  New Zealand 795
7 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka 791
8 Pat Cummins  Australia 784
9 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 777
10 Jason Holder  West Indies 766
11 Neil Wagner  New Zealand 765
12 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 744
13 Stuart Broad  England 734
14 Shannon Gabriel  West Indies 734
15 Tim Southee  New Zealand 720
16 Nathan Lyon  Australia 706
17 Mitchell Starc  Australia 693
18 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 692
19 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 665
20 Kemar Roach  West Indies 654
21 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 646
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 Moeen Ali  England 541
32 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan 538
33 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 520
34 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 517
35 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 510
36 Taijul Islam  Bangladesh 507
37 Peter Siddle  Australia 476
38 Jasprit Bumrah  India 472
39 Nuwan Pradeep  Sri Lanka 432
40 Rahat Ali  Pakistan 409
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 position with Ravindra Jadeja and Jason Holder placed at the 2nd and 3rd position respectively. A significant upgrade was of Mitchell Starc who replaced Pat Cummins for the 9th position in the Test All-rounder cricket rankings.

Some of the other upgrades were of Keshav Maharaj, Mehedi Hasan and Hardik Pandya who are now placed at 22nd, 26th and 27th place respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 420
2 Ravindra 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 Mitchell Starc  Australia 246
10 Pat Cummins  Australia 239
11 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka 226
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 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 154
23 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 149
24 Mitchell Santner  New Zealand 130
25 Kemar Roach  West Indies 130
26 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 129
27 Hardik Pandya  India 128
28 Nathan Lyon  Australia 128
29 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 127
30 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 121
31 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 121
32 Graeme Cremer  Zimbabwe 118
33 Mitchell Marsh  Australia 117
34 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka 113
35 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 111
36 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 109
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 Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 84
46 Dean Elgar  South Africa 83
47 Umesh Yadav  India 82
48 Steve Smith  Australia 81
49 Sean Williams  Zimbabwe 81
50 Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka 80

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