Career best rating for Virat Kohli

Feb. 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain Virat Kohli achieved career best rating in the latest ICC Test Batsmen Rankings released today. Kohli who scored 204 and 38 in Hyderabad test has peaked to a career-high rating of 895 points. He is now just five points away from breaking into the 900-point barrier, which will make him the 31st batsman overall (unless David Warner or Kane Williamson reach there before him) and only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar (916) to achieve the milestone. India batsmen to get close to the 900-point mark include Sachin Tendulkar (898) and Rahul Dravid (892).

Kohli’s 20 points gain in Hyderabad means he now trails Smith by 38 points. Joe Root is ranked third, 47 points behind the India batsman, while Kane Williamson of New Zealand is fourth. Interestingly, the top four batting positions are occupied by the national captains who have previously represented their countries in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cups.

Apart from Kohli, India’s Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha, and Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim also scored centuries in Hyderabad, which are reflected in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings.

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Vijay has gained one place and is now in 26th spot, Saha has earned 12 places and now shares 57th position with team-mate Lokesh Rahul, who has slipped eight places, while Mushfiqur has achieved a career-high 35th position after vaulting five places.

The other good news for Bangladesh is Shakib, who scored 82 and 22, has moved up to 20th rank for the first time in his career after jumping two places, while Mahmudullah has earned a career-best ranking of 45th to date by leaping five places.

For India, Jadeja is now in 55th position after lifting 11 places, while Pujara has returned to the top 10 in ninth position after rising three places.

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Batsmen (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                  Team     Points   Avge      Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         Steve Smith         Aus        933        60.15    937 v Pak at Melbourne 2016

   2         ( - )         Virat Kohli            Ind         895!      51.75    895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017

   3         ( - )         Joe Root              Eng        848        52.80    917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

   4         ( - )         Kane Williamson  NZ          823        50.07    893 v Aus at Perth 2015

   5         ( - )         David Warner       Aus        812        49.16    880 v NZ at Perth 2015

   6         ( - )         Hashim Amla       SA          787        49.99    907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

   7         ( - )         Azhar Ali              Pak        779        47.07    787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016

   8         ( - )         Younus Khan       Pak        772        53.06    880 v SL at Lahore 2009

   9         (+3)        C. Pujara              Ind         761        50.64    851 v SA at Durban 2013

  10        (-1)         Quinton de Kock  SA          760*      51.04    769 v SL at Cape Town 2017

  11        (-1)         AB de Villiers       SA          755        50.46    935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014

  12        (-1)         Usman Khawaja   Aus        747!      47.94    747 v Pak at Sydney 2017

  13        ( - )         Jonny Bairstow    Eng        731        41.27    759 v Ind at Mohali 2016

  14        ( - )         Alastair Cook       Eng        720        46.45    874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012

  15        ( - )         Ajinkya Rahane    Ind         717        47.64    825 v NZ at Indore 2016

  16        ( - )         Ross Taylor          NZ          713        46.99    871 v WI at Hamilton 2013

  17        ( - )         Angelo Mathews  SL          702        46.08    877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014

  18        ( - )         Adam Voges        Aus        696*      61.87    824 v SL at Galle 2016

  19        ( - )         Kraigg Brathwaite WI          677!      37.52    677 v Pak at Sharjah 2016

  20        (+2)        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        670!      40.95    670 v Ind at Hyderabad 2017

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Saurabh Sharma