Johannesburg - AB de Villiers has jumped up to 5th place in the latest ICC Test batting rankings following his South African record score against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. It is the first time he has had a top 10 ranking in this format of the game.
The Proteas are well represented in the top 10 with Jacques Kallis at No. 4, De Villiers at No. 5 and Graeme Smith at No. 9. Hashim Amla (14) is also in the top 20.
Dale Steyn remains the highest ranked Test match bowler with Morne Morkel at No. 6 and Paul Harris at No. 15.
Kallis also retains his spot as the world’s highest ranked all-rounder.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 29 November 2010)
Batsmen:
1. K Sangakkara
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Virender Sehwag
4. Jacques Kallis
5. AB de Villiers
6. S.Chanderpaul
7. M Jayawardena
8. Jonathan Trott
9. Graeme Smith
10. T Samaraweera
11. VVS Laxman
12. Hashim Amla
13. Ricky Ponting
14. Chris Gayle
15. Michael Clarke
16. Simon Katich
17. Younus Khan
18. Ross Taylor
19. Rahul Dravid
20. Tamim Iqbal
Bowlers:
1 Dale Steyn
2 Graeme Swann
3. Zaheer Khan
4. Mohammad Asif
5. James Anderson
6. Morne Morkel
7. Mitchell Johnson
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. Doug Bollinger
10. Shakib Al Hasan
11. Mohammad Amir
12. Stuart Broad
13. Daniel Vettori
14. Peter Siddle
15. Paul Harris
16. Ishant Sharma
17. Chris Martin
18. Jerome Taylor
19. Steven Finn
20. Ajantha Mendis
Allrounders:
1. Jacques Kallis
2. Daniel Vettori
3. Shakib Al Hasan
4. Stuart Broad
5. Shane Watson
The Proteas are well represented in the top 10 with Jacques Kallis at No. 4, De Villiers at No. 5 and Graeme Smith at No. 9. Hashim Amla (14) is also in the top 20.
Dale Steyn remains the highest ranked Test match bowler with Morne Morkel at No. 6 and Paul Harris at No. 15.
Kallis also retains his spot as the world’s highest ranked all-rounder.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 29 November 2010)
Batsmen:
1. K Sangakkara
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Virender Sehwag
4. Jacques Kallis
5. AB de Villiers
6. S.Chanderpaul
7. M Jayawardena
8. Jonathan Trott
9. Graeme Smith
10. T Samaraweera
11. VVS Laxman
12. Hashim Amla
13. Ricky Ponting
14. Chris Gayle
15. Michael Clarke
16. Simon Katich
17. Younus Khan
18. Ross Taylor
19. Rahul Dravid
20. Tamim Iqbal
Bowlers:
1 Dale Steyn
2 Graeme Swann
3. Zaheer Khan
4. Mohammad Asif
5. James Anderson
6. Morne Morkel
7. Mitchell Johnson
8. Harbhajan Singh
9. Doug Bollinger
10. Shakib Al Hasan
11. Mohammad Amir
12. Stuart Broad
13. Daniel Vettori
14. Peter Siddle
15. Paul Harris
16. Ishant Sharma
17. Chris Martin
18. Jerome Taylor
19. Steven Finn
20. Ajantha Mendis
Allrounders:
1. Jacques Kallis
2. Daniel Vettori
3. Shakib Al Hasan
4. Stuart Broad
5. Shane Watson