India's captain Virat Kohli has retained the top spot, while dependable batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was at third position in the ICC Test batsmen's rankings released by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.
Kohli is leading the chart with 922 points and is followed New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson with 913 points. With 881 points, Pujara is the other Indian in top three of the ICC Test batsmen's rankings.
In the bowlers' list, two Indians feature in the top 10 with Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin holding the sixth and 10th spot respectively.
Meanwhile, in the ICC Test all-rounders' rankings, India's Ravindra Jadeja secured the third spot, behind West Indies' Jason Holder and Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh.
In the team rankings, India remain in the first place followed by New Zealand (2) and South Africa (3) with England (4) and Australia (5) rounding up the top five.
Meanwhile, Captain Joe Root is the highest-ranked England batsman in sixth place while Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler are in 26th and 27th places, respectively as England take on Ireland in their one-off Test at Lord’s from Wednesday.
For Ireland, Kevin O’Brien’s scores of 40 and 118 on debut against Pakistan and a subsequent half-century against Afghanistan have lifted him to 68th place while Gary Wilson is 140th in the batting table. Stuart Thompson is their highest-ranked bowler in 64th position with Tim Murtagh just two places behind. Boyd Rankin, who played one Test for England in 2014, would be looking to improve his 106th position.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 22 July, before the one-off England-Ireland Test)
Batsmen (top 10)
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Average |
Highest Rating |
|
1 |
Virat Kohli |
India |
922 |
53.76 |
937 v Eng at Southampton 2018 |
|
2 |
K Williamson |
NZ |
913 |
53.38 |
915 v Ban at Hamilton 2019 |
|
3 |
C Pujara |
India |
881 |
51.18 |
888 v SL at Nagpur 2017 |
|
4 |
Steve Smith |
Aus |
857 |
61.37 |
947 v SA at Durban 2018 |
|
5 |
Henry Nicholls |
NZ |
778*! |
45.75 |
778 v Ban at Wellington 2019 |
|
6 |
Joe Root |
Eng |
763 |
49.51 |
917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015 |
|
7 |
David Warner |
Aus |
756 |
48.20 |
880 v NZ at Perth 2015 |
|
8 |
Aiden Markram |
SA |
719* |
43.80 |
759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018 |
|
9 |
Q de Kock |
SA |
718 |
39.31 |
802 v NZ at Hamilton 2017 |
|
10 |
Faf du Plessis |
SA |
702 |
42.95 |
734 v India at Centurion 2018 |
Other selected rankings
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Average |
Highest Rating |
|
26 |
J Bairstow |
Eng |
626 |
36.95 |
772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017 |
|
27 |
Jos Buttler |
Eng |
624 |
35.87 |
635 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2018 |
|
31 |
Ben Stokes |
Eng |
590 |
33.89 |
664 v WI at Lord's 2017 |
|
55 |
Sam Curran |
Eng |
504* |
32.42 |
566 v SL at Galle 2018 |
|
68 |
Kevin O'Brien |
Ire |
448*! |
56.50 |
448 v Afg at Dehradun 2019 |
|
140= |
Gary Wilson |
Ire |
183* |
45.00 |
185 v Pak at Malahide 2018 |
|
|
Tim Murtagh |
Ire |
183*! |
45.50 |
183 v Afg at Dehradun 2019 |
|
142 |
Ed Joyce |
Ire |
182* |
23.50 |
184 v Pak at Malahide 2018 |
Bowlers (top 10)
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Average |
Highest Rating |
|
1 |
Pat Cummins |
Aus |
878*! |
22.02 |
878 v SL at Canberra 2019 |
|
2 |
J Anderson |
Eng |
862 |
26.93 |
903 v India at Lord's 2018 |
|
3 |
Kagiso Rabada |
SA |
851 |
21.77 |
902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018 |
|
4 |
V Philander |
SA |
813 |
21.64 |
912 v India at Johannesburg 2013 |
|
5 |
Neil Wagner |
NZ |
801! |
27.51 |
801 v Ban at Wellington 2019 |
|
6 |
R Jadeja |
India |
794 |
23.68 |
899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017 |
|
7 |
Trent Boult |
NZ |
787 |
27.54 |
825 v Eng at Lord's 2015 |
|
8= |
Jason Holder |
WI |
770* |
27.69 |
778 v Eng at Antigua 2019 |
|
|
M Abbas |
Pak |
770* |
18.86 |
838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018 |
|
10 |
R Ashwin |
India |
763 |
25.43 |
904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016 |
Other selected rankings
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Average |
Highest Rating |
|
19 |
Stuart Broad |
Eng |
680 |
29.05 |
880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016 |
|
25 |
Moeen Ali |
Eng |
621 |
36.37 |
633 v WI at Edgbaston 2017 |
|
28 |
Ben Stokes |
Eng |
606! |
31.92 |
606 v WI at St Lucia 2019 |
|
33 |
Chris Woakes |
Eng |
523* |
32.94 |
609 v Pak at The Oval 2016 |
|
37 |
Adil Rashid |
Eng |
436* |
39.83 |
488 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2018 |
|
40 |
Jack Leach |
Eng |
402* |
24.90 |
414 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2018 |
|
64= |
S Thompson |
Ire |
253*! |
18.57 |
253 v Afg at Dehradun 2019 |
|
66 |
Tim Murtagh |
Ire |
240*! |
21.14 |
240 v Afg at Dehradun 2019 |
|
107 |
Boyd Rankin |
Ire |
60* |
53.25 |
61 v Pak at Malahide 2018 |
|
108= |
Andy McBrine |
Ire |
58*! |
37.33 |
58 v Afg at Dehradun 2019 |
All-rounders (top five)
|
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Highest Rating |
|
1 |
Jason Holder |
WI |
439/* |
448 v Eng at Antigua 2019 |
|
2 |
S Al Hasan |
Ban |
399 |
489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017 |
|
3 |
R Jadeja |
India |
387 |
438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017 |
|
4 |
Ben Stokes |
Eng |
357 |
395 v WI at Lord's 2017 |
|
5 |
V Philander |
SA |
326 |
377 v SL at Galle 2018 |
