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    "excerpt": "Oct.3 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up in the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take",
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    "editor1": "<p>Oct.3 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up in the ICC Test Player Rankings&nbsp;after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Amla&rsquo;s scores of 137 and 28 have helped him move up one place to seventh position in the latest rankings while left-handed opener Elgar&rsquo;s innings of 199 and 18 have lifted him four places to 12th&nbsp;position in the latest rankings. Amla has held the top rank in the past while Elgar&rsquo;s best has been 11th&nbsp;position in March this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Amla and Elgar are not the only South Africa batsmen to gain in the latest rankings, which also take into account the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, which Sri Lanka won by 21 runs on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Captain Faf du Plessis has gained two places to reach 16th&nbsp;position while Temba Bavuma has moved up three places to reach a career-best 36th&nbsp;position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Top 10 Batsmen in ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 3 October)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after:always\"><span style=\"display:none\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\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; &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;936&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;59.66&nbsp; &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; Joe Root&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Eng&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;889&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;53.76&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K. Williamson&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 880&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;51.16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;893 v Aus at Perth 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;Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 876&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;52.65&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Warner&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 807&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;47.94&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;880 v NZ at Perth 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Virat Kohli&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 806&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;49.55&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hashim Amla&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SA&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;776&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;49.39&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Azhar Ali&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pak&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;763&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;46.78&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lokesh Rahul&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 761*!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 46.27&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ajinkya Rahane&nbsp; &nbsp;Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 760&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 47.61&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 825 v NZ at Indore 2016&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/india-at-no4-in-icc-womens-team-rankings-31396\">India at No.4 in ICC Women&#39;s Team Rankings<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>ICC Media Release<\/p>\r\n",
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