Misbah achieve career-best rankings
- October 18, 2013, 3:04 pm
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq jumped to
seventh position on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen while a seven-wicket victory in the Abu Dhabi Test has guaranteed Pakistan a fourth position on the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings.
Misbah, 39 was rewarded for his 100 and 28 not out with a jump of five
places that has put him in seventh position, just one place and seven ratings points behind Younus Khan, says a press release issued here.
South Africa's AB de Villiers has also achieved a career-best second
position on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.
De Villiers, who scored 19 and 90, earned three ratings points which
were enough to put him ahead of Shivnarine Chanderpul of the West Indies. The South Africa batsman now trails team-mate Hashim Amla, who also gained five ratings points after scoring 118 runs in the first innings, by 15 ratings points.
Asad Shafiq and man of the match Khurram Manzoor have also made upward movements.
Asad has gained nine places and is now in 25th position while Khurram's
Test best score of 146 has given him a leap of 45 places and 52nd position in the latest rankings that were released on Friday morning.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Pakistan's fast
bowler Junaid Khan has also moved in the right direction. The left-armer had figures of one for 52 and three for 57, for which he has been rewarded with a jump of 10 places and puts him just outside the top 20 in 22nd spot.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's seven wickets victory means it will finish fourth
in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings, irrespective of how the Dubai Test pans out.
If the series ends in a 1-1 draw, South Africa will finish on 131 points
(drop by four) and Pakistan will end on 102 (up by five) and one point ahead of the Australia. If Pakistan wins the Dubai Test, then South Africa will slip to 125 ratings points nine points ahead of England and India while Pakistan will end up on 108 ratings points - seven points ahead of Australia.
