July 19 (CRICKETNMORE) - In the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, Hashim Amla is back in the top 10, having gained six places to reach seventh position with knocks of 78 and 87 against England, while Zimbabwe batsman Craig Ervine’ (up 20 places to 40th) and Sikandar Raza (up 28 places to 48th) have attained career-best positions after knocking up centuries against Sri Lanka.
For Sri Lanka, player of the match Asela Gunaratne has gained 19 positions to reach a career-high rank of 79th after innings of 45 and 80 not out, which enabled a successful chase after being set a huge target of 388 runs for a win by Zimbabwe.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 19 July)
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 19 July)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 941
2 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 886
3 ( - ) K. Williamson NZ 880
4 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 846
5 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 818
6 ( - ) Q. de Kock SA 793*
7 (+6) Hashim Amla SA 778
8 (-1) Azhar Ali Pak 769
9 (-1) David Warner Aus 759
10 (-1) Lokesh Rahul Ind 739
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts
16 (+1) Faf du Plessis SA 692
40 (+20) Craig Ervine Zim 536
48 (+28) Sikandar Raza Zim 497
79 (+19) A. Gunaratne SL 371
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