Shaw, Pant continue upward surge in ICC rankings
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): India rookies Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have made substantial gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after their fine efforts in the second Test against the West Indies contributed to a 10-wicket victory that sealed a 2-0 series triumph for the home side.
Shaw, who led India to victory in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup this year in New Zealand, completed a memorable debut series as he finished the Hyderabad Test in 60th place, a gain of 13 slots after knocks of 70 and 33 not out. Shaw had entered the rankings in 73rd place after a century on debut.
Left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Pant also continued his upward climb as his knock of 92 saw him gain 23 places to reach 62nd position. The Delhi batsman had started the series in 111th position and would be deriving satisfaction from the rankings gain after missing centuries in successive Tests, also dismissed for 92 in the opening match in Rajkot.
In other movements, Ajinkya Rahane has gained four places to reach 18th position after his knock of 80, while Umesh Yadav has gained four slots to reach 25th position after becoming only the third India fast bowler to claim a 10-wicket Test haul on home soil.
For the West Indies, captain Jason Holder has made significant gains in all departments. His haul of five 56 in India’s first innings has lifted him four places to a career-best ninth position among bowlers while his first innings half-century was good enough to help him gain three slots to reach 53rd position. Holder has also overtaken South Africa’s Vernon Philander to third position among all-rounders.
Other players from the visiting side to advance in the rankings include Roston Chase, whose first innings century helped gain 10 slots and reach 31st position, and Shai Hope, who has gained five places to reach 35th position.
The 2-0 series result sees top-ranked India gain one point while the West Indies have lost one point, without any change of positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings.
The Test team rankings, unlike the ODI and T20I rankings, are updated after the end of the series and the Test predictor function is available here.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as of 15 October, after the Hyderabad Test):
RANK TEAM POINTS
1. India 116 (+1)
2. South Africa 106
3. Australia 106
4. England 105
5. New Zealand 102
6. Sri Lanka 97
7. Pakistan 88
8. West Indies 76 (-1)
9. Bangladesh 67
10. Zimbabwe 02
11. Afghanistan 00
12. Ireland 00
(Developed by David Kendix)
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Ranking (as of 15 October, after the Hyderabad Test):
BATSMEN (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 935 54.57 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
2 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 919 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
3 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 847 50.35 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 835 51.04 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 812 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 765 49.54 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
7 ( - ) D. Karunaratne SL 754! 37.28 754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018
8 ( - ) D. Chandimal SL 733 44.96 755 v Win at St Lucia 2018
9 ( - ) Dean Elgar SA 724 41.05 784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
10 ( - ) Usman Khawaja Aus 719 44.58 747 v Pak at Sydney 2017
11 ( - ) Aiden Markram SA 703* 47.27 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
12 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 697 47.22 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013
13 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 673 47.23 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
14 ( - ) Faf du Plessis SA 665 42.33 734 v Ind at Centurion 2018
15 (+1) Azhar Ali Pak 646 44.27 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
16 (+1) Kusal Mendis SL 641 36.78 693 v Win at St Lucia 2018
17 (+1) Jonny Bairstow Eng 637 37.19 772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
18 (+4) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 633 41.40 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
19= ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 632 39.69 694 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
(-4) Kraigg Brathwaite Win 632 36.54 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
BOWLERS (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 899 26.84 903 v Ind at Lord's 2018
2 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 882 21.71 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
3 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 826 21.54 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
4 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 812 23.50 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
5 ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 795 27.84 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
6 ( - ) Pat Cummins Aus 792* 23.81 800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018
7 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 791 27.95 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
8 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 777 25.44 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
9 (+4) Jason Holder Win 766*! 28.50 766 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
10 (-1) Neil Wagner NZ 765 28.26 785 v Win at Wellington 2017
11 (-1) Josh Hazlewood Aus 751 26.84 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
12= ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 734 28.92 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
(-1) Shannon Gabriel Win 734 30.20 757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018
14 (-1) M. Abbas Pak 725*! 16.89 725 v Aus at Dubai 2018
15 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 720 30.82 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
16 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 700 32.35 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017
17 ( - ) Keshav Maharaj SA 692* 27.65 695 v Zim at Port Elizabeth 2017
18 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 690 28.61 805 v SA at Durban 2018
19 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 665 31.87 705 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
20 (+1) Yasir Shah Pak 656 29.89 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 420 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 400 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 (+1) Jason Holder Win 380/* 381 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
4 (-1) Vernon Philander SA 370 378 v SL at Galle 2018
5 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 341 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating
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