Pakistan gets a chance to climb up in ICC Rankings
October 21, 2014
A one nil victory for sixth place Pakistan which currently lies level
on points with India will move it up two ratings places to fourth while a 2 0 win will push them even further up the ladder into third place 12 points behind Australia which will lose further ground on South Africa says a press release issued here.
Even a 1 1 draw will see Pakistan edge clear of India while Australia
will slip three points behind the leaders.
In contrast Australia having a two nil series win over Pakistan will
lift Michael Clarke s charges to the top of the summit one point clear of South Africa which currently holds top spot. A one nil series victory will move Australia to join South Africa level on 124 points but the Proteas will continue to hold the slenderest of 0.24 of an advantage.
Australia was most recently the number one ranked Test side between
May and July 2014 before South Africa overtook them. Before then Australia last held top spot since the new rankings system was introduced in 2002 until August 2009.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen Australia will
be looking to the fit again Clarke (seventh) and its top ranked batsman David Warner (fifth) to lay the platform in its innings.
Pakistan s Misbah ul Haq is sitting in 10th position and Younus Khan
is 11th with both batsmen separate by just three ratings points and aiming to maintain an upward trajectory.
In the Reliance ICC Players Rankings for Test Bowlers Australia
currently has three bowlers well positioned to improve their ratings.
In the absence of number two ranked Ryan Harris left arm paceman
Mitchell Johnson who is currently ranked in fourth place has Sri Lanka s Rangana Herath in his sights as he aims to shave the seven point deficit. Johnson is joined in the top 20 by team mates Peter Siddle (12th) and off spinner Nathan Lyon (18th).(APP)
