World Cricket Rankings – 24th August 2018
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 only Test players rankings have been updated. From Women’s cricket no rankings have been updated.

Cricket Rankings – Men

Test Teams – Cricket Rankings

India Vs England

India are placed at the top of Men’s Test cricket rankings, and if they manage to win the ongoing series with England, this lead will increase even further.

Rank Team Matches Points Rating
1  India 29 3,634 125
2  South Africa 35 3,712 106
3  Australia 33 3,499 106
4  New Zealand 23 2,354 102
5  England 39 3,772 97
6  Sri Lanka 38 3,668 97
7  Pakistan 21 1,853 88
8  West Indies 29 2,235 77
9  Bangladesh 19 1,268 67
10  Zimbabwe 8 12 2

Test Batsmen – Cricket Rankings

Cricket Rankings

It took Virat Kohli only one more test to regain his top spot in the Men’s Test rankings. In the 3rd test against England, he scored 97 runs in the first innings followed by 103 runs in the 2nd innings as India won the test by 203 runs.

Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan also performed well and increased their rank to the 19th and 22nd position respectively. Some of the other significant upgrade in this category were of Kane Williamson, David Warner and Aiden Markram who are now placed at 3rd. 4th and 10th position respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Virat Kohli India 937
2 Steve Smith  Australia 929
3 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 847
4 David Warner  Australia 820
5 Joe Root  England 818
6 Cheteshwar Pujara  India 763
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 Jonny Bairstow  England 697
12 Ross Taylor  New Zealand 697
13 Kraigg Brathwaite  West Indies 695
14 Hashim Amla  South Africa 673
15 Azhar Ali  Pakistan 672
16 Francois du Plessis  South Africa 665
17 Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka 641
18 Alastair Cook  England 641
19 Ajinkya Rahane  India 636
20 Usman Khawaja  Australia 633
21 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 632
22 Shikhar Dhawan  India 609
23 Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 607
24 Shaun Marsh  Australia 605
25 Asad Shafiq  Pakistan 602
26 Lokesh Rahul  India 598
27 BJ Watling  New Zealand 596
28 Quinton de Kock  South Africa 594
29 Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh 590
30 Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 589
31 Tom Latham  New Zealand 587
32 Ben Stokes  England 586
33 Henry Nicholls  New Zealand 573
34 Shai Hope  West Indies 572
35 Temba Bavuma  South Africa 567
36 Murali Vijay  India 567
37 Peter Handscomb  Australia 559
38 Jeet Raval  New Zealand 552
39 Sarfraz Ahmed  Pakistan 551
40 Mominul Haque  Bangladesh 549
41 Niroshan Dickwella  Sri Lanka 549
42 Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe 534
43 Roston Chase  West Indies 532
44 Hamilton Masakadza  Zimbabwe 531
45 Dhananjaya de Silva  Sri Lanka 529
46 Rohit Sharma  India 529
47 Jos Buttler  England 526
48 Moeen Ali  England 521
49 Sikandar Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 510
50 Craig Ervine  Zimbabwe 505

Test Bowlers – Cricket Rankings

Cricket Rankings

James Anderson was unimpressive in the 3rd test against India, but he still maintained his top spot in the Men’s Bowling cricket rankings. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin was also unable to make his mark in the 3rd test and downgraded to the 7th position.

England’s Chris Woakes and India’s Jasprit Bumrah’s crucial wickets in the 3rd test upgraded their rank to the 31st and 37th position respectively. Some of the significant upgrades were of Pat Cummins, Trent Boult and Kemar Roach who are now placed at 5th, 6th and 19th place respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 James Anderson England 899
2 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa 882
3 Ravindra Jadeja  India 840
4 Vernon Philander  South Africa 826
5 Pat Cummins  Australia 800
6 Trent Boult  New Zealand 795
7 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 792
8 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka 791
9 Neil Wagner  New Zealand 765
10 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 759
11 Shannon Gabriel  West Indies 757
12 Stuart Broad  England 734
13 Jason Holder  West Indies 731
14 Mitchell Starc  Australia 720
15 Tim Southee  New Zealand 720
16 Nathan Lyon  Australia 710
17 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 692
18 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 683
19 Kemar Roach  West Indies 667
20 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 665
21 Mohammad Abbas  Pakistan 652
22 Mohammad Shami  India 644
23 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka 642
24 Dale Steyn  South Africa 635
25 Bhuvneshwar Kumar  India 601
26 Ishant Sharma  India 594
27 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka 580
28 Ben Stokes  England 569
29 Umesh Yadav  India 569
30 Wahab Riaz  Pakistan 568
31 Chris Woakes  England 567
32 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 562
33 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 527
34 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 510
35 Taijul Islam  Bangladesh 507
36 Moeen Ali  England 477
37 Jasprit Bumrah  India 458
38 Nuwan Pradeep  Sri Lanka 432
39 Rahat Ali  Pakistan 418
40 Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka 403
41 Steve O’Keefe  Australia 375
42 Lahiru Kumara  Sri Lanka 371
43 Toby Roland-Jones  England 367
44 Kasun Rajitha  Sri Lanka 367
45 Graeme Cremer  Zimbabwe 366
46 Lungi Ngidi  South Africa 362
47 Adil Rashid  England 355
48 Andile Phehlukwayo  South Africa 354
49 Colin de Grandhomme  New Zealand 349
50 Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh 348

Test Allrounders – Cricket Rankings

West Indies Vs Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan retained his top rank in the Men’s Test Allrounder cricket rankings. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin downgraded to the 4th position, owing to his unimpressive performances with the bat and ball.

Meanwhile, India’s Hardik Pandya who took a 5 wicket haul and also scored a fifty upgraded his rank to the 17th position. Some of the other significant changes were of Vernon Philander, James Anderson and Adil Rashid who are now placed at 3rd, 39th and 43rd place respectively.

Rank Name Country Rating
1 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 420
2 Ravindra Jadeja  India 370
3 Vernon Philander  South Africa 370
4 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 367
5 Jason Holder  West Indies 354
6 Ben Stokes  England 333
7 Chris Woakes  England 263
8 Moeen Ali  England 248
9 Pat Cummins  Australia 248
10 Mitchell Starc  Australia 247
11 Dilruwan Perera  Sri Lanka 224
12 Tim Southee  New Zealand 206
13 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa 193
14 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka 188
15 Bhuvneshwar Kumar  India 177
16 Stuart Broad  England 172
17 Hardik Pandya  India 169
18 Colin de Grandhomme  New Zealand 168
19 Roston Chase  West Indies 167
20 Neil Wagner  New Zealand 160
21 Trent Boult  New Zealand 158
22 Keshav Maharaj  South Africa 154
23 Kemar Roach  West Indies 136
24 Josh Hazlewood  Australia 132
25 Mitchell Santner  New Zealand 130
26 Nathan Lyon  Australia 130
27 Mitchell Marsh  Australia 128
28 Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 128
29 Yasir Shah  Pakistan 127
30 Mohammad Shami  India 121
31 Kane Williamson  New Zealand 121
32 Devendra Bishoo  West Indies 120
33 Graeme Cremer  Zimbabwe 118
34 JP Duminy  South Africa 114
35 Suranga Lakmal  Sri Lanka 113
36 Mohammad Amir  Pakistan 113
37 Joe Root  England 102
38 Dale Steyn  South Africa 100
39 James Anderson  England 100
40 Mahmudullah  Bangladesh 99
41 Angelo Mathews  Sri Lanka 98
42 Sam Curran  England 97
43 Adil Rashid  England 88
44 Hamilton Masakadza  Zimbabwe 88
45 Steve Smith  Australia 85
46 Sikandar Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 84
47 Dean Elgar  South Africa 83
48 Sean Williams  Zimbabwe 81
49 Akila Dananjaya  Sri Lanka 80
50 Kraigg Brathwaite  West Indies 80

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