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Cape Town - Morne Morkel has achieved a career best ranking of No. 3 in the latest ICC Test rankings released after the completion of the latest round of five-day matches.
This confirms that the Proteas currently possess the form new ball combination in the world with Dale Steyn at No. 1 and Morkel at No. 3.
Paul Harris (14) and Jacques Kallis (20) are the other Proteas in the top 20 while Kallis remains the world’s leading all-rounder.
Not surprisingly Proteas’ players feature prominently in the batting rankings with Kallis (4), Graeme Smith (7) and Hashim Amla (8) all in the top 10. They all scored centuries in South Africa’s most recent Test against Pakistan.
AB de Villiers (13) gives the Proteas a fourth batsman in the Top 20.
The latest team rankings will only be released at the conclusion of the series involving No. 1 ranked India and No. 2 ranked South Africa but India will definitely drop points having drawn their first two matches against New Zealand. The third match starts at Nagpur on Saturday.
Whether the Proteas can close the 11-point gap between the two sides will depend largely on their ability to win their second Test against Pakistan which starts at Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 19 November 2010, after Galle Test and before the start of Abu Dhabi and Nagpur Tests)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) S.Tendulkar Ind 860 56.54 898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002
2 ( - ) K.Sangakkara SL 855 56.59 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
3 ( - ) V. Sehwag Ind 846 54.56 866 v SL at Galle 2010
4 (+2) Jacques Kallis SA 818 55.83 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
5 (-1) M.Jayawardena SL 801 54.11 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
6 (-2) S.Chanderpaul WI 796 49.18 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
7 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 784 50.72 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
8= ( - ) VVS Laxman Ind 774 47.79 775 v Aus at Mohali 2010
(+4) Hashim Amla SA 774 47.11 842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010
10 (+11) Chris Gayle WI 755! 42.26 755 v SL at Galle 2010
11 ( - ) T.Samaraweera SL 750! 53.93 750 v WI at Galle 2010
12 (+6) Younus Khan Pak 749 51.18 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
13 (-3) AB de Villiers SA 743 45.07 762 v WI at Bridgetown 2010
14 (-1) Michael Clarke Aus 738 48.91 855 v Eng at Headingley 2009
15 (-1) Simon Katich Aus 735 45.96 807 v Pak at Lord's 2010
16 (-1) Jonathan Trott Eng 733*! 55.00 733 v Pak at Lord's 2010
17 (-8) Ross Taylor NZ 732 42.25 775 v Pak at Wellington 2009
18 (-2) Ricky Ponting Aus 731 54.68 942 v Eng at Adelaide 2006
19 (-2) M.Yousuf Pak 710 52.29 933 v WI at Karachi 2006
20 (-1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 707*! 40.13 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 864 23.57 897 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2008
2 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 858! 26.55 858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
3 (+3) Morne Morkel SA 761*! 30.22 761 v Pak at Dubai 2010
4 ( - ) Zaheer Khan Ind 751 ! 32.22 751 v NZ at Hyderabad 2010
5 (-2) M.Asif Pak 745 24.36 818 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2010
6 (-2) James Anderson Eng 744 31.75 745 v Pak at Edgbaston 2010
7 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 735 29.06 825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
8 ( - ) Doug Bollinger Aus 659* 23.79 666 v Ind at Mohali 2010
9 (-1) Harbhajan Singh Ind 656 31.97 765 v NZ at Wellington 2002
10 ( - ) M.Amir Pak 651* 29.09 658 v Eng at Lord's 2010
11 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 650* 34.30 697 v SA at Durban 2009
12 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 648* 32.09 650 v Ind at Chittagong 2010
13 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 637 33.75 681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
14 (+1) Paul Harris SA 576* 37.42 705 v Eng at Centurion 2009
15 (-1) Jerome Taylor WI 574* 35.64 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
16 (-1) Chris Martin NZ 570 34.92 643 v Eng at Lord's 2004
17 ( - ) Umar Gul Pak 565 34.34 627 v WI at Karachi 2006
18 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 562* 31.53 617 v Eng at The Oval 2009
19 ( - ) Ben Hilfenhaus Aus 560*! 31.06 560 v Ind at Bengaluru 2010
20 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 544 31.68 742 v Eng at Headingley 2003
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 445 616 v Pak at Durban 2002
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 398 412 v Pak at Napier 2009
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 338 /* 361 v Eng at Mirpur 2010
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 318 /*! 318 v Pak at Lord's 2010
5 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 287*/ 327 v Ban at Chittagong 2010
*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
This confirms that the Proteas currently possess the form new ball combination in the world with Dale Steyn at No. 1 and Morkel at No. 3.
Paul Harris (14) and Jacques Kallis (20) are the other Proteas in the top 20 while Kallis remains the world’s leading all-rounder.
Not surprisingly Proteas’ players feature prominently in the batting rankings with Kallis (4), Graeme Smith (7) and Hashim Amla (8) all in the top 10. They all scored centuries in South Africa’s most recent Test against Pakistan.
AB de Villiers (13) gives the Proteas a fourth batsman in the Top 20.
The latest team rankings will only be released at the conclusion of the series involving No. 1 ranked India and No. 2 ranked South Africa but India will definitely drop points having drawn their first two matches against New Zealand. The third match starts at Nagpur on Saturday.
Whether the Proteas can close the 11-point gap between the two sides will depend largely on their ability to win their second Test against Pakistan which starts at Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 19 November 2010, after Galle Test and before the start of Abu Dhabi and Nagpur Tests)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) S.Tendulkar Ind 860 56.54 898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002
2 ( - ) K.Sangakkara SL 855 56.59 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
3 ( - ) V. Sehwag Ind 846 54.56 866 v SL at Galle 2010
4 (+2) Jacques Kallis SA 818 55.83 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
5 (-1) M.Jayawardena SL 801 54.11 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
6 (-2) S.Chanderpaul WI 796 49.18 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
7 ( - ) Graeme Smith SA 784 50.72 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
8= ( - ) VVS Laxman Ind 774 47.79 775 v Aus at Mohali 2010
(+4) Hashim Amla SA 774 47.11 842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010
10 (+11) Chris Gayle WI 755! 42.26 755 v SL at Galle 2010
11 ( - ) T.Samaraweera SL 750! 53.93 750 v WI at Galle 2010
12 (+6) Younus Khan Pak 749 51.18 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
13 (-3) AB de Villiers SA 743 45.07 762 v WI at Bridgetown 2010
14 (-1) Michael Clarke Aus 738 48.91 855 v Eng at Headingley 2009
15 (-1) Simon Katich Aus 735 45.96 807 v Pak at Lord's 2010
16 (-1) Jonathan Trott Eng 733*! 55.00 733 v Pak at Lord's 2010
17 (-8) Ross Taylor NZ 732 42.25 775 v Pak at Wellington 2009
18 (-2) Ricky Ponting Aus 731 54.68 942 v Eng at Adelaide 2006
19 (-2) M.Yousuf Pak 710 52.29 933 v WI at Karachi 2006
20 (-1) Tamim Iqbal Ban 707*! 40.13 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 864 23.57 897 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2008
2 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 858! 26.55 858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
3 (+3) Morne Morkel SA 761*! 30.22 761 v Pak at Dubai 2010
4 ( - ) Zaheer Khan Ind 751 ! 32.22 751 v NZ at Hyderabad 2010
5 (-2) M.Asif Pak 745 24.36 818 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2010
6 (-2) James Anderson Eng 744 31.75 745 v Pak at Edgbaston 2010
7 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 735 29.06 825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
8 ( - ) Doug Bollinger Aus 659* 23.79 666 v Ind at Mohali 2010
9 (-1) Harbhajan Singh Ind 656 31.97 765 v NZ at Wellington 2002
10 ( - ) M.Amir Pak 651* 29.09 658 v Eng at Lord's 2010
11 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 650* 34.30 697 v SA at Durban 2009
12 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 648* 32.09 650 v Ind at Chittagong 2010
13 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 637 33.75 681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
14 (+1) Paul Harris SA 576* 37.42 705 v Eng at Centurion 2009
15 (-1) Jerome Taylor WI 574* 35.64 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
16 (-1) Chris Martin NZ 570 34.92 643 v Eng at Lord's 2004
17 ( - ) Umar Gul Pak 565 34.34 627 v WI at Karachi 2006
18 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 562* 31.53 617 v Eng at The Oval 2009
19 ( - ) Ben Hilfenhaus Aus 560*! 31.06 560 v Ind at Bengaluru 2010
20 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 544 31.68 742 v Eng at Headingley 2003
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 445 616 v Pak at Durban 2002
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 398 412 v Pak at Napier 2009
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 338 /* 361 v Eng at Mirpur 2010
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 318 /*! 318 v Pak at Lord's 2010
5 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 287*/ 327 v Ban at Chittagong 2010
*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
