Australia’s Steve Smith has gained one place after the Edgbaston Test to reach the third position among batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, which is led by India's Virat Kohli.
Smith’s knocks of 144 and 142 won him the Man of the Match award and the formerly top-ranked batsman is back above the 900-point mark along with table leader Virat Kohli (922) and Kane Williamson (913), after having started the Test match in fourth place and with 857 points.
Meanwhile, Nathan Lyon’s nine wickets in the match have lifted him six spots to 13th position among bowlers while Cummins has consolidated his top position with a seven-wicket match haul that helped him reach a career-best 898 rating points, the third-best for an Australia bowler in the past 50 years after Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
For England, Ben Foakes and Chris Woakes are in 69th and 70th positions in the list for batsmen after gaining one and 11 points, respectively. Opener Rory Burns’ knock of 133 in the first innings has helped him move up 25 places to a career-best 81st position.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad, who completed 100 Test wickets against Australia during the match, has gained two places to reach 16th position while Woakes has advanced four places to take the 29th slot after grabbing four wickets in the match. Woakes has also leapfrogged compatriot Moeen Ali to reach ninth among all-rounders.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 6 August, after the Edgbaston Test)
Batsmen (top 10)
|
Rank |
(+/-) |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Avge |
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 |
(+1) |
Steve Smith |
Aus |
903 |
62.96 |
947 v SA at Durban 2018 |
|
4 |
(-1) |
C Pujara |
India |
881 |
51.18 |
888 v SL at Nagpur 2017 |
|
5 |
( - ) |
Henry Nicholls |
NZ |
778*! |
45.75 |
778 v Ban at Wellington 2019 |
|
6 |
(+1) |
Joe Root |
Eng |
741 |
48.94 |
917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015 |
|
7 |
(-1) |
David Warner |
Aus |
721 |
47.55 |
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 |
Avge |
Highest Rating |
|
69 |
(+1) |
Ben Foakes |
Eng |
438* |
41.50 |
507 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2018 |
|
70 |
(+11) |
C Woakes |
Eng |
437 |
30.52 |
496 v India at Lord's 2018 |
|
81= |
(+25) |
Rory Burns |
Eng |
408*! |
28.50 |
408 v Aus at Edgbaston 2019 |
Bowlers (top 10)
|
Rank |
(+/-) |
Player |
Team |
Pts |
Avge |
Highest Rating |
|
1 |
( - ) |
Pat Cummins |
Aus |
898*! |
21.64 |
898 v Eng at Edgbaston 2019 |
|
2 |
(+1) |
K Rabada |
SA |
851 |
21.77 |
902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018 |
|
3 |
(-1) |
J Anderson |
Eng |
831 |
26.94 |
903 v India at Lord's 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 |
Avge |
Highest Rating |
|
13 |
(+ 6) |
Nathan Lyon |
Aus |
732 |
31.87 |
774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017 |
|
16 |
(+2) |
Stuart Broad |
Eng |
713 |
28.78 |
880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016 |
|
29 |
(+4) |
Chris Woakes |
Eng |
588* |
30.81 |
609 v Pak at The Oval 2016 |
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 |
346 |
395 v WI at Lord's 2017 |
|
5 |
( - ) |
V Philander |
SA |
326 |
377 v SL at Galle 2018 |
*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.
