Hashim Amla moves up in ICC Ranking

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)

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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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