March 27 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa openers Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram have both attained career-best rankings. Elgar’s first innings score of 141 not out, when he carried the bat for a record-equaling third time in Tests, has lifted him to eighth position while Markram’s second innings score of 84 has helped him gain seven slots and reach 15th place.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (up one place to third) and middle-order batsman Henry Nicholls (up 22 places to 32nd), South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (up five places to 19th) and Australia opener Cameron Bancroft (up 22 places to 56th) are among the others to move up in the latest rankings.
Top 10 Batsmen in ICC Rankings as on 27th March 2018
Rank - Player (Team) - Points
#1. Steve Smith (AUS) - 938
#2. Virat Kohli (IND) - 912
#3. Kane Williamson (NZ) - 878
#4. Joe Root (ENG) - 870
#5. David Warner (AUS) - 828
#6. AB de Villiers (SA) - 819
#7. C. Pujara (IND) - 810
#8. Dean Elgar (SA) - 772
#9. Azhar Ali (PAK) - 755
#10. Hashim Amla (SA) - 745
#15. Aiden Markram (SA) - 688
ICC Media Release