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Cape Town - Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar have both leapfrogged Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka to become joint No. 1 on the ICC Reliance Mobile Test rankings for batsmen following their outstanding performances in the third Castle Test at Sahara Park Newlands.
It means that for the first time the Proteas now have the No. 1 ranked player in the world in Test cricket in all three major categories of best batsman, best bowler and best all-rounder.
Kallis, who picked up no fewer than 77 ratings points in the Castle Test series after making an aggregate of 498 runs in the series including a double century and two other centuries, has long been rated the best all-rounder in the five-day game and there are no immediate challengers to him in sight. He is currently 78 points ahead of second-placed Daniel Vettori of New Zealand.
Kallis previously held the No. 1 batting ranking 6 years ago after the Newlands Test against England in 2005 when he made his previous highest score for this ground of 149. In the latest match against India he improved that to 161.
Tendulkar has been rated world No. 1 on numerous previous occasions going back to 1994. Remarkably he has yet to achieve a rating of 900 points which is regarded as the benchmark for the super elite. Both he and Kallis, who has a career highest rating of 935, are now both on 883 points with Sangakkara on 882.
With only one Test series (between New Zealand and Pakistan) still on the go before interest switches to the 2011 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup these ratings will remain unchallenged for the next few months.
As is the case with Kallis in the all-rounder stakes, Dale Steyn remains clear of the field as the best bowler. In spite of taking 6 wickets including his 16th career five-for at Newlands he only gained 2 ranking points from the match and thus remains on 899, one point shy of the elite level of 900 points.
He is a stunning 106 points ahead of second-placed Graeme Swann of England.
Proteas’ ranked in the top 20:
Batting: Jacques Kallis (joint 1st), AB de Villiers (11th), Hashim Amla (12th), Graeme Smith (joint 15th)
Bowling: Dale Steyn (1st), Morne Morkel (4th), Paul Harris (16th)
All-rounders (top five): Jacques Kallis (1st)
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 7 January 2011)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1= (+1) S.Tendulkar Ind 883 56.94 898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002
(+4) Jacques Kallis SA 883 57.43 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
3 (-2) K.Sangakkara SL 882 57.25 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
4 (-1) Jonathan Trott Eng 826* 61.53 839 v Aus at Melbourne 2010
5 (+8) Alastair Cook Eng 803! 47.50 803 v Aus at Sydney 2011
6 (-2) Virender Sehwag Ind 790 53.43 866 v SL at Galle 2010
7 ( - ) M.Jayawardena SL 781 53.82 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
8 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 779 48.98 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
9 ( - ) VVS Laxman Ind 774 47.32 778 v SA at Durban 2010
10 ( - ) T.Samaraweera SL 763! 54.25 763 v WI at Pallekele 2010
11 (-5) AB de Villiers SA 760 47.41 810 v Ind at Centurion 2010
12 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 744 46.95 842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010
13 (-3) Mike Hussey Aus 742 51.09 921 v WI at Kingston 2008
14 (+1) Shane Watson Aus 724 41.55 729 v Eng at Perth 2010
15= (-1) Graeme Smith SA 723 49.71 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
(+7) G. Gambhir Ind 723 51.33 886 v SL at Kanpur 2009
17 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 715 50.37 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
18 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 711 41.54 775 v Pak at Wellington 2009
19 (-1) Chris Gayle WI 709 41.65 755 v SL at Galle 2010
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 899! 23.21 899 v Ind at Cape Town 2011
2 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 793 28.10 858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
3 (+1) James Anderson Eng 776! 31.10 776 v Aus at Sydney 2011
4 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 751 30.23 775 v Ind at Centurion 2010
5 (-1) Zaheer Khan Ind 748 31.94 752 v SA at Durban 2010
6 ( - ) M.Asif Pak 738 24.36 818 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2010
7 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 727 29.71 825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
8 ( - ) Harbhajan Singh Ind 672 31.85 765 v NZ at Wellington 2002
9 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 648* 32.09 650 v Ind at Chittagong 2010
10 ( - ) M.Amir Pak 645* 29.09 658 v Eng at Lord's 2010
11 (+1) Daniel Vettori NZ 622 33.97 681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
12 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 606* 35.24 697 v SA at Durban 2009
13 (+1) Doug Bollinger Aus 597* 25.92 666 v Ind at Mohali 2010
14 (-3) Peter Siddle Aus 596* 32.10 635 v Eng at Melbourne 2010
15 (+1) Ishant Sharma Ind 580* 35.97 624 v Ban at Mirpur 2010
16 (-1) Paul Harris SA 573 37.87 705 v Eng at Centurion 2009
17 ( - ) Chris Martin NZ 569 34.98 643 v Eng at Lord's 2004
18 ( - ) Jerome Taylor WI 563* 35.64 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
19 ( - ) Ajantha Mendis SL 552* 31.93 572 v Ban at Chittagong 2009
20 ( - ) Steven Finn Eng 546* 26.23 557 v Aus at Perth 2010
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 451 616 v Pak at Durban 2002
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 373 412 v Pak at Napier 2009
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 338 /* 361 v Eng at Mirpur 2010
4 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 315 /* 321 v Eng at Perth 2010
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 278 /* 318 v Pak at Lord's 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
It means that for the first time the Proteas now have the No. 1 ranked player in the world in Test cricket in all three major categories of best batsman, best bowler and best all-rounder.
Kallis, who picked up no fewer than 77 ratings points in the Castle Test series after making an aggregate of 498 runs in the series including a double century and two other centuries, has long been rated the best all-rounder in the five-day game and there are no immediate challengers to him in sight. He is currently 78 points ahead of second-placed Daniel Vettori of New Zealand.
Kallis previously held the No. 1 batting ranking 6 years ago after the Newlands Test against England in 2005 when he made his previous highest score for this ground of 149. In the latest match against India he improved that to 161.
Tendulkar has been rated world No. 1 on numerous previous occasions going back to 1994. Remarkably he has yet to achieve a rating of 900 points which is regarded as the benchmark for the super elite. Both he and Kallis, who has a career highest rating of 935, are now both on 883 points with Sangakkara on 882.
With only one Test series (between New Zealand and Pakistan) still on the go before interest switches to the 2011 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup these ratings will remain unchallenged for the next few months.
As is the case with Kallis in the all-rounder stakes, Dale Steyn remains clear of the field as the best bowler. In spite of taking 6 wickets including his 16th career five-for at Newlands he only gained 2 ranking points from the match and thus remains on 899, one point shy of the elite level of 900 points.
He is a stunning 106 points ahead of second-placed Graeme Swann of England.
Proteas’ ranked in the top 20:
Batting: Jacques Kallis (joint 1st), AB de Villiers (11th), Hashim Amla (12th), Graeme Smith (joint 15th)
Bowling: Dale Steyn (1st), Morne Morkel (4th), Paul Harris (16th)
All-rounders (top five): Jacques Kallis (1st)
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 7 January 2011)
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1= (+1) S.Tendulkar Ind 883 56.94 898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002
(+4) Jacques Kallis SA 883 57.43 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
3 (-2) K.Sangakkara SL 882 57.25 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
4 (-1) Jonathan Trott Eng 826* 61.53 839 v Aus at Melbourne 2010
5 (+8) Alastair Cook Eng 803! 47.50 803 v Aus at Sydney 2011
6 (-2) Virender Sehwag Ind 790 53.43 866 v SL at Galle 2010
7 ( - ) M.Jayawardena SL 781 53.82 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
8 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 779 48.98 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
9 ( - ) VVS Laxman Ind 774 47.32 778 v SA at Durban 2010
10 ( - ) T.Samaraweera SL 763! 54.25 763 v WI at Pallekele 2010
11 (-5) AB de Villiers SA 760 47.41 810 v Ind at Centurion 2010
12 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 744 46.95 842 v Ind at Kolkata 2010
13 (-3) Mike Hussey Aus 742 51.09 921 v WI at Kingston 2008
14 (+1) Shane Watson Aus 724 41.55 729 v Eng at Perth 2010
15= (-1) Graeme Smith SA 723 49.71 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
(+7) G. Gambhir Ind 723 51.33 886 v SL at Kanpur 2009
17 (-1) Younus Khan Pak 715 50.37 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
18 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 711 41.54 775 v Pak at Wellington 2009
19 (-1) Chris Gayle WI 709 41.65 755 v SL at Galle 2010
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 899! 23.21 899 v Ind at Cape Town 2011
2 ( - ) Graeme Swann Eng 793 28.10 858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
3 (+1) James Anderson Eng 776! 31.10 776 v Aus at Sydney 2011
4 (-1) Morne Morkel SA 751 30.23 775 v Ind at Centurion 2010
5 (-1) Zaheer Khan Ind 748 31.94 752 v SA at Durban 2010
6 ( - ) M.Asif Pak 738 24.36 818 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2010
7 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 727 29.71 825 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
8 ( - ) Harbhajan Singh Ind 672 31.85 765 v NZ at Wellington 2002
9 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 648* 32.09 650 v Ind at Chittagong 2010
10 ( - ) M.Amir Pak 645* 29.09 658 v Eng at Lord's 2010
11 (+1) Daniel Vettori NZ 622 33.97 681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
12 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 606* 35.24 697 v SA at Durban 2009
13 (+1) Doug Bollinger Aus 597* 25.92 666 v Ind at Mohali 2010
14 (-3) Peter Siddle Aus 596* 32.10 635 v Eng at Melbourne 2010
15 (+1) Ishant Sharma Ind 580* 35.97 624 v Ban at Mirpur 2010
16 (-1) Paul Harris SA 573 37.87 705 v Eng at Centurion 2009
17 ( - ) Chris Martin NZ 569 34.98 643 v Eng at Lord's 2004
18 ( - ) Jerome Taylor WI 563* 35.64 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
19 ( - ) Ajantha Mendis SL 552* 31.93 572 v Ban at Chittagong 2009
20 ( - ) Steven Finn Eng 546* 26.23 557 v Aus at Perth 2010
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points HS Rating
1 ( - ) Jacques Kallis SA 451 616 v Pak at Durban 2002
2 ( - ) Daniel Vettori NZ 373 412 v Pak at Napier 2009
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 338 /* 361 v Eng at Mirpur 2010
4 ( - ) Shane Watson Aus 315 /* 321 v Eng at Perth 2010
5 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 278 /* 318 v Pak at Lord's 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
