Misbah, Younis improve their Test Rankings

DUBAI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and veteran batsman Younis Khan improved their Test rankings after the first Test match against Sri Lanka ended in a draw at Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Misabh went up from ninth to eighth and Younis from tenth to ninth after both batsmen hit centuries in the Abu Dhabi Test.

Following is the new list of top ten players issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC):
Batsmen:
1- AB de Villiers (South Africa) 912 points
2- S Chanderpaul (West Indies) 876 points
3- Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 871 points
4- Hashim Amla (South Africa) 868 points
5- CA Pujara (India) 851 points
6- KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 848 points
7- MJ Clarke (Australia) 817 points
8- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 804 points
9- Younis Khan (Pakistan) 793 points
10- Graeme Smith (South Africa) 785 points

Bowlers:
1- Vernon Philander (South Africa) 909 points
2- Dale Steyn (South Africa) 901 points
3- RJ Harris (Australia) 866 points
4- Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 826 points
5- Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 799 points
6- PM Siddle (Australia) 779 points
7- R Ashwin (India) 759 points
8- Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 743 points
9- PP Ojha (India) 741 points
10- TA Boult (New Zealand) 729 points