Herath achieves career best ratings

There has been a significant shake-up in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings after the conclusion of the Ahmedabad, Galle and Mirpur Tests, while the second Test between Australia and South Africa, starting in Adelaide on Thursday, may lead to changes at the top of the batting and bowling tables.

India defeated England by nine wickets in Ahmedabad, with CheteshwarPujara picking up the man of the match award. Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in Galle, with RanganaHerath collecting the player of the match award, and Kieran Powell was adjudged man of the match in Mirpur where the West Indies overpowered Bangladesh by 77 runs.

Rangana Herath has achieved a career-best rating of 828 points on the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following his match figures of 11 for 108, while Pujara and Powell have earned career-best rankings to storm up the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

England captain Alastair Cook, who scored a gutsy 176 in his side?s second innings, has returned to the top 10 by rising four places to seventh, Sri Lanka captain MahelaJayawardene has jumped six places to 13^th position after scoring a classy 91 in the first innings, Matt Prior has become the fifth England batsman inside the top 20 after achieving a career-best ranking of 18^th, Sri Lanka?s Angelo Mathews? contribution of 79 runs in a 156-run sixth wicket partnership with Jayawardene has given him a career-best ranking of 28^th, New Zealand?s Daniel Flynn?s contributions of 53 and 20 has allowed him to improve his ranking by five places and he is now in 63^rd position, DeneshRamdin?s third career century for the West Indies has vaulted him seven places to 68^th position while Bangladesh?s NasirHossain?s effort of 96 and 21 has lifted him from 85^th spot to 69^th position.

While Kallis will be eyeing to cement his number-one spot in the Adelaide Test, Amla will be aiming to leapfrog Sri Lanka?s number-one ranked Kumar Sangakkara, and Philander will have his new ball partner and number-one ranked Dale Steyn firmly within his sights.

Amla, who is already enjoying his career-best rating, trails Sangakkara by just four ratings points and a good performance with the bat will mean that he will become one of the very few batsmen to top both the Test and ODI batting tables at the same time.

Batsmen

Rank ???? (+/-)??????? Player?????????????????? Team???? Pts????????? Ave???????? HS Rating

1 ????????? ( – )????????? K.Sangakkara????? SL?????????? 880 ?????? ?56.44???? 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007

2 ????????? ( – )????????? HashimAmla?????? SA?????????? 876!?????? 50.37???? 876 v Aus at Brisbane 2012

3 ????????? ( – )????????? Jacques Kallis?????? SA?????????? 859 ?????? ?57.30???? 935 v NZ at Centurion 2007

4 ????????? ( – )????????? Michael Clarke??? Aus???????? 857!?????? 50.84???? 857 v SA at Brisbane 2012

5 ????????? ( – )????????? S.Chanderpaul???? WI????????? 856 ?????? ?50.94???? 901 v NZ at Napier 2008

6 ????????? ( – )????????? AB de Villiers??????? SA?????????? 810 ?????? ?49.02???? 821 v Eng at The Oval 2012

7 ????????? (+4)???????? Alastair Cook?????? Eng???????? 787 ?????? ?48.71???? 836 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011

8 ????????? (-1)????????? Younus Khan?????? Pak???????? 761 ?????? ?51.69???? 880 v SL at Lahore 2009

9 ????????? (-1)????????? Azhar Ali?????????????? Pak???????? 753!?????? 45.27???? 753 v SL at Pallekele 2012

10 ??????? ( – )????????? Graeme Smith????? SA?????????? 741 ?????? ?49.39???? 843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010

11 ??????? (+2)???????? Mike Hussey??????? Aus???????? 725 ?????? ?50.50???? 921 v WI at Kingston 2008

12 ??????? (+2)???????? Misbah-ul-Haq??? Pak???????? 720 ?????? ?45.68???? 771 v Eng at Abu Dhabi 2012

13=?????? (+6)???????? M.Jayawardene?? SL?????????? 715 ?????? ?50.62???? 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009

(-4)????????? Kevin Pietersen??? Eng???????? 715 ?????? ?48.93???? 909 v WI at Headingley 2007

15 ??????? (-1)????????? T.Samaraweera?? SL?????????? 708 ?????? ?50.96???? 775 v SA at Cape Town 2012

16 ??????? (-4)????????? Ross Taylor????????? NZ????????? 701 ?????? ?41.80???? 775 v Pak at Wellington 2009

17 ??????? ( – )????????? Sachin Tendulkar??Ind????????? 700 ?????? ?54.93???? 898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002

18 ??????? (+3)???????? Matt Prior????????????? Eng???????? 698!?????? 43.33???? 698 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2012

19 ??????? (-3)????????? Jonathan Trott???? Eng???????? 682 ?????? ?48.96???? 856 v SL at Cardiff 2011

20 ??????? (-2)????????? Ian Bell????????????????? Eng???????? 676 ?????? ?46.24???? 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011

Bowlers

Rank ???? (+/-)??????? Player?????????????????? Team???? Pts????????? Avge????? HS Rating

1 ????????? ( – )????????? Dale Steyn??????????? SA?????????? 859 ?????? ?23.86???? 902 v SL at Centurion 2011

2 ????????? ( – )????????? Vernon Philander SA?????????? 840*????? 17.60???? 852 v Eng at Lord’s 2012

3 ????????? ( – )????????? SaeedAjmal???????? Pak???????? 832 ?????? ?27.09???? 836 v SL at Galle 2012

4 ????????? ( – )????????? RanganaHerath? SL?????????? 828!?????? 30.26???? 828 v NZ at Galle 2012

5 ????????? (+9)???????? PragyanOjha?????? Ind????????? 764*!??? 30.38???? 764 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2012

6=??????? (-1)????????? James Anderson? Eng???????? 741 ?????? ?30.59???? 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011

( – )????????? Ben Hilfenhaus??? Aus???????? 741*????? 28.48???? 757 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2012

8 ????????? (-1)????????? Peter Siddle?????????? Aus???????? 734 ?????? ?29.76???? 768 v Ind at Adelaide 2012

9 ????????? ( – )????????? MorneMorkel????? SA?????????? 721 ?????? ?30.59???? 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011

10 ??????? ( – )????????? Kemar Roach?????? WI????????? 705*????? 27.69???? 712 v NZ at Kingston 2012

11 ??????? ( – )????????? AbdurRehman??? Pak???????? 704*????? 28.40???? 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012

12 ??????? ( – )????????? Graeme Swann??? Eng???????? 699 ?????? ?29.65???? 858 v Pak at Lord’s 2010

13 ??????? (-5)????????? Stuart Broad???????? Eng???????? 694 ?????? ?31.58???? 783 v WI at Lord’s 2012

14 ??????? (+1)???????? Zaheer Khan??????? Ind????????? 665 ?????? ?32.02???? 752 v SA at Durban 2010

15 ??????? (-2)????????? Shakib Al Hasan Ban??????? 646*????? 32.32???? 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011

16 ??????? ( – )????????? Steven Finn?????????? Eng???????? 615*????? 28.15???? 621 v SA at Lord’s 2012

17 ??????? ( – )????????? Chris Martin???????? NZ????????? 610 ?????? ?33.97???? 669 v SA at Hamilton 2012

18 ??????? ( – )????????? R.Ashwin?????????????? Ind????????? 595*!??? 28.22???? 595 v Eng at Ahmedabad 2012

19 ??????? ( – )????????? Umar Gul????????????? Pak???????? 584 ?????? ?33.66???? 642 v Eng at Dubai 2012

20 ??????? ( – )????????? Ryan Harris????????? Aus???????? 581*????? 23.63???? 614 v WI at Bridgetown 2012