Sept. 10 (CRICKETNMORE) - Australia's opener David Warner has moved up one place to fifth position in latest ICC test batsman Rankings after scores of 123 and eight in Chittagong.
Warner had added a crucial 152 runs for the third wicket with Peter Handscomb in the first innings and his middle-order partner too has made significant gains, moving up 15 slots to a career-best 24th place.
The other Australia players to gain in the latest rankings include hard-hitting batsman Glen Maxwell (up 16 positions to 88th) and left-arm spinner Ashton Agar (up seven places to 77th).
For Bangladesh, captain Mushfiqur Rahim has gained one place to reach 22nd position, one place lower than his career best but to a career-best 658 rating points, while middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman has gained 22 slots to reach 73rd position after scores of 66 and 24.
Top 10 Batsmen in ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 8 September)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 936
2 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 902
3 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 880
4 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 876
5 (+1) David Warner Aus 807
6 (-1) Virat Kohli Ind 806
7 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 769
8 ( - ) Alastair Cook Eng 765
9 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 764
10 ( - ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 761
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
22 (+1) M. Rahim Ban 658
24= (+15) P. Handscomb Aus 643
73= (+22) S. Rahman Ban 399
88= (+16) Glenn Maxwell Aus 358
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