Australia’s 1-0 loss to Pakistan in the 2-Test series has meant that the Kangaroos slip to No.5 in the ICC Test Rankings. Prior to the series, they were placed on No.3 with 106 points just behind South Africa. They have lost 4 points and now lie at No.5 with 102 points, decimal points behind New Zealand.

Pakistan remains on the No.7 slot. However, they have gained 7 points to reach 95. The Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side is now just 2 points behind the 6th placed Sri Lanka. India continues to be on top of the rankings with 116 points.

Australia had shown tremendous fight in the first Test where they managed to draw the game on the last day. But the Pakistanis were too strong in the next Test as they thumped the visitors by a margin of 373 runs which proved to be the biggest win for Pakistan in Test cricket.

The next assignment for Australia in Test cricket will be the 4 matches at home against India. On the other hand, Pakistan will host New Zealand for 3 Tests in the UAE.

ICC Test Rankings for Teams

Rank Team Matches Points Rating 1 India 38 4397 116 2 South Africa 35 3712 106 3 England 45 4722 105 4 New Zealand 23 2354 102 5 Australia 36 3663 102 6 Sri Lanka 38 3668 97 7 Pakistan 24 2271 95 8 West Indies 32 2430 76 9 Bangladesh 19 1268 67 10 Zimbabwe 8 12 2

ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen

Rank Player Country Rating 1 Virat Kohli India 935 2 Steve Smith Australia 919 3 Kane Williamson New Zealand 847 4 Joe Root England 835 5 David Warner Australia 812 6 Cheteshwar Pujara India 765 7 Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka 754 8 Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka 733 9 Dean Elgar South Africa 724 10 Usman Khawaja Australia 719

ICC Test Rankings for Bowlers

Rank Player Country Rating 1 James Anderson England 899 2 Kagiso Rabada South Africa 882 3 Vernon Philander South Africa 826 4 Ravindra Jadeja India 812 5 Trent Boult New Zealand 795 6 Pat Cummins Australia 792 7 Rangana Herath Sri Lanka 791 8 Ravichandran Ashwin India 777 9 Jason Holder Windies 766 10 Neil Wagner New Zealand 765

ICC Test Rankings for All-Rounders

Rank Player Country Rating 1 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh 420 2 Ravindra Jadeja India 400 3 Jason Holder Windies 381 4 Vernon Philander South Africa 370 5 Ravichandran Ashwin India 342 6 Ben Stokes England 339 7 Moeen Ali England 292 8 Chris Woakes England 254 9 Pat Cummins Australia 244 10 Dilruwan Perera Sri Lanka 226

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