ICC Test Rankings for batsmen: Virat Kohli remains only Indian in top 10
In the latest list of Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, the top 10 remains unchanged with Kumar Sangakkara, AB De Villiers and Hashim Amla making up the top 3 and India’s Virat Kohli ranked at No.10.
Australia’s Adam Voges, who won the player of the match award for his 130 not out, has entered into the list at 65th position, while West Indies’ Shane Dowrich, who scored 15 and 70, has entered in 75th position.
Marlon Samuels and Shaun Marsh are the other batsmen to head in the right direction. Samuels now shares the 28th spot with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan after climbing two places, while Marsh has also moved up two spots to claim the 55th position.
With Rohit Sharma moving one spot ahead in the rankings, India now boasts five batsmen inside the top 50 – Kohli (10th), Murali Vijay (23rd), Cheteshwar Pujara (24th), Ajinkya Rahane (26th) and Rohit Sharma (50th).
Mominul Haque is Bangladesh’s highest-ranked batsman in 22nd spot, followed by Tamim Iqbal (27th), Shakib Al Hasan (28th) and Mushfiqur Rahim (45th). Bangladesh face India for a solitary Test match on 10 June.
| Rank | Player | Country | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 909 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 908 |
| 3 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 891 |
| 4 | Steven Smith | Australia | 864 |
| 5 | Younus Khan | Pakistan | 841 |
| 6 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 836 |
| 7 | Joe Root | England | 815 |
| 8 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 813 |
| 9 | David Warner | Australia | 775 |
| 10 | Virat Kohli | India | 774 |