Pakistan’s Younis Khan is back among the world s top five batsmen following his commanding double century against England at The Oval.
Younis returned to the fifth position in the standings when the latest edition of the International Cricket Council s Test batting ranking published Monday after his 218, his sixth double century at this level, set up Pakistan s 10-wicket win in the fourth Test at The Oval on Sunday, a result which saw them draw the four-match series with England at 2-2.
The 38-year-old veteran started the series in the fifth position but dropped out of the top 10 following a run of low scores before his Oval heroics.
Australia captain Steven Smith continues to head a list where England s Joe Root and New Zealand s Kane Williamson are still second and third respectively.
Meanwhile, James Anderson, England s all-time leading wicket-taker, remains top of the Test bowling rankings.
Top 10 ICC Test Player Rankings at August 15 after the Tests at The Oval, St Lucia and Bulawayo (rank, change in ranking, player, team, rating points, average, highest rating)
Batting:
1 (-) Steven Smith (AUS)………..904…….58.41…….936 v ENG, Lord s 2015
2 (-) Joe Root (ENG)…………….878…….54.86…….917 v AUS, Trent Bridge 2015
3 (-) Kane Williamson (NZL)……873……..51.29……893 v AUS, Perth 2015
4 (-) Hashim Amla (RSA)……….860……..51.45……907 v PAK, Abu Dhabi 2013
5 (+7) Younis Khan (PAK)………845…….53.72…….880 v SRI, Lahore 2009
6 (-1) Adam Voges (AUS)………824…….79.55…….824 v SRI, Galle 2016
7 (-1) AB de Villiers (RSA)………818…….50.46…….935 v AUS, Port Elizabeth 2014
8 (+3) Ajinkya Rahane (IND)……785……49.00……..785 v WIS, St Lucia 2016
9 (+5) Ross Taylor (NZL)………..772……48.66……..871 v WIS, Hamilton 2013
10= (-3) Alastair Cook (ENG)…..770…….47.31……..874 v IND, Kolkata2012
10= (-1) David Warner (AUS)…..770…….48.82……..880 v NZL, Perth 2015
Bowling:
1 (-) James Anderson (ENG)……870…….28.28………884 v SRI, Durham 2016
2 (-) R. Ashwin (IND)…………….858……..25.21………876 v WIS, Antigua2016
3 (+1) Dale Steyn (RSA)…………841……..22.53………909 v WIS, Centurion 2014
4 (-1) Stuart Broad (ENG)………836………28.52………880 v RSA, Johannesburg 2016
5 (-) Yasir Shah (PAK)………….806……….27.48………878 v ENG, Lord s 2016
6 (-) Ravindra Jadeja (IND)…….781……….23.42………789 v RSA, Delhi 2015
7 (-) Mitchell Starc (AUS)……….767……….27.88………767 v SRI, Galle 2016
8 (-) Rangana Herath (SRI)…….766……….29.43……….851 v PAK, Colombo (SSC) 2014
9 (-) Trent Boult (NZL)…………..756……….28.96……….825 v ENG, Lord s 2015
10 (-) Josh Hazlewood (AUS)…..755……….25.29……….792 v WIS, Hobart 2015
