Career best rating for Virat Kohli
Feb. 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain Virat Kohli achieved career best rating in the latest ICC Test Batsmen Rankings released today. Kohli who scored 204 and 38 in Hyderabad test has peaked to a career-high rating of 895 points. He is now
Feb. 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain Virat Kohli achieved career best rating in the latest ICC Test Batsmen Rankings released today. Kohli who scored 204 and 38 in Hyderabad test has peaked to a career-high rating of 895 points. He is now just five points away from breaking into the 900-point barrier, which will make him the 31st batsman overall (unless David Warner or Kane Williamson reach there before him) and only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar (916) to achieve the milestone. India batsmen to get close to the 900-point mark include Sachin Tendulkar (898) and Rahul Dravid (892).
Kohli’s 20 points gain in Hyderabad means he now trails Smith by 38 points. Joe Root is ranked third, 47 points behind the India batsman, while Kane Williamson of New Zealand is fourth. Interestingly, the top four batting positions are occupied by the national captains who have previously represented their countries in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cups.
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Apart from Kohli, India’s Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha, and Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim also scored centuries in Hyderabad, which are reflected in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings.
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Vijay has gained one place and is now in 26th spot, Saha has earned 12 places and now shares 57th position with team-mate Lokesh Rahul, who has slipped eight places, while Mushfiqur has achieved a career-high 35th position after vaulting five places.
The other good news for Bangladesh is Shakib, who scored 82 and 22, has moved up to 20th rank for the first time in his career after jumping two places, while Mahmudullah has earned a career-best ranking of 45th to date by leaping five places.
For India, Jadeja is now in 55th position after lifting 11 places, while Pujara has returned to the top 10 in ninth position after rising three places.
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Batsmen (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 933 60.15 937 v Pak at Melbourne 2016
2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 895! 51.75 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
3 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 848 52.80 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
4 ( - ) Kane Williamson NZ 823 50.07 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 812 49.16 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 787 49.99 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
7 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 779 47.07 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
8 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 772 53.06 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
9 (+3) C. Pujara Ind 761 50.64 851 v SA at Durban 2013
10 (-1) Quinton de Kock SA 760* 51.04 769 v SL at Cape Town 2017
11 (-1) AB de Villiers SA 755 50.46 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
12 (-1) Usman Khawaja Aus 747! 47.94 747 v Pak at Sydney 2017
13 ( - ) Jonny Bairstow Eng 731 41.27 759 v Ind at Mohali 2016
14 ( - ) Alastair Cook Eng 720 46.45 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
15 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 717 47.64 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
16 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 713 46.99 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
17 ( - ) Angelo Mathews SL 702 46.08 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
18 ( - ) Adam Voges Aus 696* 61.87 824 v SL at Galle 2016
19 ( - ) Kraigg Brathwaite WI 677! 37.52 677 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
20 (+2) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 670! 40.95 670 v Ind at Hyderabad 2017
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