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    "title": "Misbah moves up in latest ICC Test Rankings",
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    "editor1": "<p>April 26 (CRICKETNMORE):&nbsp;Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has gained six slots to reach 20th&nbsp;position in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen&nbsp;after the first Test against the West Indies in Kingston which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/pakistan-beat-west-indies-by-7-wickets-in-first-test-at-jamaica--26239\">his&nbsp;team won by seven wickets<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Misbah, who along with former captain Younus Khan has announced that this will be his last Test series, notched unbeaten knocks of 99 and 12 to put himself in a position to further gain in the batsmen&rsquo;s rankings, in which he attained a career-best sixth position in October 2013. Younus, a former top-ranked batsman, has maintained his eighth position with innings of 58 and six.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For the West Indies, captain Jason Holder&rsquo;s innings of 57 not out and 14 have helped him gain five slots to reach a career-best 60th&nbsp;position while Shane Dowrich (up one place to 63rd&nbsp;position) and Roston Chase (up 21 positions to 70th&nbsp;position) have also reached career-best rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 26 April, after the first Test between West Indies and Pakistan in Kingston)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 26 April, after the first Test between West Indies and Pakistan in Kingston)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Batsmen (top 10)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 941!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 61.05&nbsp;&nbsp; 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K. Williamson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 880 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;51.16&nbsp;&nbsp; 893 v Aus at Perth 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joe Root&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 848 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;52.80&nbsp;&nbsp; 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; C. Pujara&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 846 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;51.32&nbsp;&nbsp; 861 v Aus at Ranchi 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virat Kohli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 818 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;49.41&nbsp;&nbsp; 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q. de Kock&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 802*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 51.26&nbsp;&nbsp; 802 v NZ at Hamilton 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Warner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 759 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;47.42&nbsp;&nbsp; 880 v NZ at Perth 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Younus Khan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 757 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;52.84&nbsp;&nbsp; 880 v SL at Lahore 2009<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hashim Amla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 748 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;49.39&nbsp;&nbsp; 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Azhar Ali&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 744 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;46.30&nbsp;&nbsp; 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Other selected rankings<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp; Pts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avge&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highest Rating<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>20 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Misbah-ul-Haq&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 681&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46.87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>24 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sarfraz Ahmed&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 653&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 42.59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 715 v SL at Galle 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>60 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jason Holder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 458*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 458 v Pak at Jamaica 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>63=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shane Dowrich&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 447*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 33.21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 447 v Pak at Jamaica 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>70&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+21)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roston Chase&nbsp;&nbsp; WI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 403*! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33.66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 403 v Pak at Jamaica 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>94 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Babar Azam&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 347*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 31.75&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 360 v NZ at Hamilton 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>ICC Media Release<\/p>\r\n",
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