Australian batsman Usman Khwaja moves into top 10 first first time

The left-handed opener, who struck 85 and 141 to claim the player of the match award on Thursday and advance nine places, had a previous best ranking of 11th in January 2017, when he attained a career-best 747 rating points.

Captain Tim Paine is another Australia batsman to move up as his unbeaten 61 in the second innings has taken him up two slots to 49 in the latest update, which also takes into account the first Test in Rajkot, where India completed their biggest ever victory, defeating the West Indies by an innings and 272 runs.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Hafeez has re-entered the rankings at 45th place after marking his return to Test cricket with a century. Asad Shafiq (up five places to 20th), Harris Sohail (up 17 slots to 57th) and Imam-ul-Haq (up 22 places to 88th) are the others to make headway among batsmen while fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has gained eight places to reach a career-best 13th position after finishing with seven wickets in the match.

Debutants Aaron Finch of Australia and Prithvi Shaw of India have made fine entries into the Test rankings – entering the list of batsmen at 72nd and 73rd positions, respectively. Finch slammed 62 and 49 in Dubai while opener Shaw, who led India to victory in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup earlier this year in New Zealand, had a fine 134 to show in Rajkot.

India captain Virat Kohli’s century has helped him consolidate his position at the top of the rankings and he has moved to within one point of his highest ratings point of 937 while spinner Kuldeep Yadav’s six wickets in the match, including a haul of five for 57 in the second innings, has lifted him 16 places to 52nd position.

Ravindra Jadeja’s 100 not out has lifted him six places to 51st among batsmen, and with him also claiming four wickets in the match, he has bridged the gap with top-ranked Shakib Al Hasan to three points in the list of all-rounders.

For the West Indies, Roston Chase has moved up four places to 41st position and Kieran Powell has advanced five slots to 54th position.

MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 12 October, following the Rajkot and Dubai Tests):

BATSMEN (top 20)

Rank    (+/-)      Player              Team   Points  Avge    Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         Virat Kohli            Ind         936       54.66     937 v Eng at Southampton 2018

   2         ( - )         Steve Smith         Aus        919       61.37     947 v SA at Durban 2018

   3         ( - )         Kane Williamson  NZ          847       50.35     893 v Aus at Perth 2015

   4         ( - )         Joe Root              Eng        835       51.04     917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

   5         ( - )         David Warner       Aus        812       48.20     880 v NZ at Perth 2015

   6         ( - )         C. Pujara              Ind         782       49.94     888 v SL at Nagpur 2017

   7         ( - )         D. Karunaratne    SL          754!      37.28     754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018

   8         ( - )         D. Chandimal       SL          733       44.96     755 v Win at St Lucia 2018

   9         ( - )         Dean Elgar           SA          724       41.05     784 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018

  10        (+9)        Usman Khawaja   Aus        719       44.58     747 v Pak at Sydney 2017

  11        (-1)         Aiden Markram    SA          703*      47.27     759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018

  12        (-1)         Ross Taylor          NZ          697       47.22     871 v Win at Hamilton 2013

  13        ( - )         Hashim Amla       SA          673       47.23     907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

  14        (+1)        Faf du Plessis      SA          665       42.33     734 v Ind at Centurion 2018

  15        (-3)         Kraigg Brathwaite Win        662       37.21     701 v Eng at Headingley 2017

  16        (-2)         Azhar Ali              Pak        646       44.27     787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016

  17        (-1)         Kusal Mendis       SL          641       36.78     693 v Win at St Lucia 2018

  18        (-1)         Jonny Bairstow    Eng        637       37.19     772 v SA at Old Trafford 2017

  19        (+1)        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        632       39.69     694 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

  20        (+5)        Asad Shafiq         Pak        617       39.68     758 v Eng at Lord's 2016

BOWLERS (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                  Team     Points   Avge      Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         James Anderson  Eng        899       26.84     903 v Ind at Lord's 2018

   2         ( - )         Kagiso Rabada    SA          882       21.71     902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018

   3         ( - )         Vernon Philander SA          826       21.54     912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013

   4         ( - )         Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         818       23.44     899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017

   5         (+1)        Trent Boult           NZ          795       27.84     825 v Eng at Lord's 2015

   6         (-1)         Pat Cummins       Aus        792*      23.81     800 v SA at Johannesburg 2018

   7         ( - )         Rangana Herath  SL          791       27.95     867 v Zim at Harare 2016

   8         ( - )         R. Ashwin             Ind         779        25.45    904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016

   9         ( - )         Neil Wagner         NZ          765        28.26    785 v Win at Wellington 2017

  10        ( - )         Josh Hazlewood  Aus        751        26.84    863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017

  11        ( - )         Shannon Gabriel  Win        738        30.06    757 v Ban at Jamaica 2018

  12        ( - )         Stuart Broad         Eng        734        28.92    880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016

  13=      (+8)        M. Abbas              Pak        725*!     16.89    725 v Aus at Dubai 2018

              ( - )         Jason Holder        Win        725*      29.35    732 v Ban at Jamaica 2018

  15        (-1)         Tim Southee        NZ          720        30.82    799 v Win at Jamaica 2014

  16        ( - )         Nathan Lyon        Aus        700        32.35    774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017

  17        ( - )         Keshav Maharaj   SA          692*      27.65    695 v Zim at Port Elizabeth 2017

  18        (-4)         Mitchell Starc       Aus        690        28.61    805 v SA at Durban 2018

  19        (+1)        Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        665        31.87    705 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

  20        (-1)         Kemar Roach       Win        661        28.31    774 v SA at Centurion 2014

ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)

Rank      (+/-)        Player                  Team     Points   Highest Rating

   1         ( - )         Shakib Al Hasan  Ban        420       489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

   2         ( - )         Ravindra Jadeja   Ind         417       438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

   3         ( - )         Vernon Philander SA          370       378 v SL at Galle 2018

   4         ( - )         Jason Holder        Win        348/*     355 v Ban at Jamaica 2018

   5         ( - )         R. Ashwin             Ind         340       493 v Eng at Mohali 2016

*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.

!indicates career-highest rating

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