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    "title": "Faf du Plessis moves up in ICC Rankings",
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    "excerpt": "Oct.11 (CRICKETNMORE) - Captain Faf du Plessis and Aiden Markram, century-makers at Bloemfontein, are among the batsmen to gain. Du Plessis’s 135 not out has seen him move up two places to 14th position while Markram has gained 43 slots to",
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    "editor1": "<p>Oct.11 (CRICKETNMORE) - Captain Faf du Plessis and Aiden Markram, century-makers at Bloemfontein, are among the batsmen to gain. Du Plessis&rsquo;s 135 not out has seen him move up two places to 14th&nbsp;position while Markram has gained 43 slots to reach a career-best 61st&nbsp;position after his knock of 143.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For Bangladesh, Imrul Kayes has gained four slots to reach 69th&nbsp;position while pace bowler Subashish Roy has gained 18 slots to reach 86th position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For Sri Lanka, who have overtaken Pakistan to take sixth position in the&nbsp;latest ICC Test Team Rankings, Dimuth Karunaratne&rsquo;s scores of 196 and seven have seen him move up nine places to 17th&nbsp;position, the first time he is in the top 20. Niroshan Dickwella has gained two slots to reach 39th&nbsp;position and all-rounder Dilruwan Perera has gained 10 slots to reach 76th&nbsp;position.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pakistan middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq, who scored his 11th&nbsp;Test century, has gained seven places to reach 28th&nbsp;position while captain Sarfraz Ahmed has gained one place to reach 32nd&nbsp;position.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Top 10 Test Batsmen in ICC Rankings (as on 11 October 2017)<\/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;<\/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; 936&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eng&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 889&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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; NZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 880&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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; 876&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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;&nbsp; 807&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 806&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 7 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( - )&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hashim Amla&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 795&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lokesh Rahul&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 761<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 9 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ajinkya Rahane Ind&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 760&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp; 10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (-2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Azhar Ali&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 755&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Other selected rankings<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rank&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+\/-)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Player&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Team&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pts&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>14 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Faf du Plessis&nbsp;&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 718<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>17 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. Karunaratne&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 700<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>28 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Asad Shafiq&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 617&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>32 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sarfraz Ahmed&nbsp; Pak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 608&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>39 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N. Dickwella&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 567<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>61 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+43)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aiden Markram&nbsp; SA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 451<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>69 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (+4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Imrul Kayes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ban&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 422&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>76&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(+10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; D. 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