Clarke back at the top of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test Ranking – Cricket News Update
Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, has regained the top position on the ICC’s Player Rankings for Test batsmen following his stupendous double hundred in the recently concluded Adelaide Test against South Africa.
Clarke leapfrogged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
As for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 is in 12th spot following his ton against the South Africans.
The other batters to make upward moves include West Indian trio in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Pujara-c1209.
Chanderpaul climbed two places to third, while Samuels maintained his impressive scoring form this year by breaking into the top 20 for the first time in his career. Bravo moved three positions to take the 22nd position. All players scored big centuries to help their side beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 by 10 wickets in the Khulna clash.
Pietersen, the Man of the Match from the recently concluded Mumbai Test, also jumped six spots to become the second Englishmen, behind skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427, also entered the rankings after scoring a match-saving ton on debut.
In the ICC Test bowlers ranking, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vernon-Philander-c2753, who missed the Adelaide clash, is still ranked no.3.
There was good news for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. The former became the highest ranked English bowler (6th), while the latter jumped nine places to take the 29th spot.
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