Latest ICC rankings update

16 Apr 2014 cricket.com.au

View how the stars of now and yesteryear rank against each other using the official ICC ratings.

The International Cricket Council has paid out for the annual Test rankings, with Cricket Australia receiving US$370,000 for their world No.2 ranking at the April 1 cut-off date.

The payment is a $105,000 increase on what they would have received had Michael Clarke's men not beaten South Africa in the third Test at Cape Town to take a 2-1 series lead.

That result saw the team gain four ratings points to finish ahead of India, while the Ashes whitewash saw England slump to fourth.

No.1 ranked side South Africa, who have held the top ranking spot since August 2012, keep the ICC Test mace and collected a cheque for US$475,000. India and England received US$265,000 and US$160,000 for finishing third and fourth, respectively.

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson presented the cheque to CSA counterpart Haroon Lorgat (pictured below).

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"I congratulate South Africa for topping the rankings for the second successive year in our pinnacle format," said Richarcdson.

"To retain the top Test spot in a season that saw some very interesting, competitive and high-profile series is an achievement to be proud of.

"With the top eight Test sides closely matched, and every side aiming to claim the coveted No.1 Test position, I’m looking forward to another exciting, challenging and competitive season, which will go on to strengthen Test cricket’s reputation as the most enduring and respected format."

Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings table (as on 15 April)

1 South Africa 127
2 Australia 115
3 India 112
4 England 107
5 Pakistan 100
6 Sri Lanka 89
7 New Zealand 87
8 West Indies 87
9 Zimbabwe 34
10 Bangladesh 19

In terms of player rankings, five Australians feature in the top 10 Test batting and bowling charts, with Ryan Harris (2nd) our best with the ball and David Warner (5th) leading the way with the bat after his sensational summer.

Test Batting			Test Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	AB de Villiers	922	1	Dale Steyn	898
2	Kumar Sangakkara	879	2	Ryan Harris	870
3	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	876	3	Vernon Philander	865
4	Hashim Amla	873	4	Mitchell Johnson	844
5	David Warner	871	5	Saeed Ajmal	787
6	Ross Taylor	842	6	Rangana Herath	774
7	Misbah-ul-Haq	824	7	Trent Boult	767
8	Cheteshwar Pujara	819	8	Tim Southee	757
9	Michael Clarke	818	9	Ravichandran Ashwin	744
10	Virat Kohli	784	10	Peter Siddle	733

When it comes to the 50-over game, Australia's two most recent One-Day International player of the year winners sit in each top 10 list. George Bailey's dream run in 2013 has him in at 3rd, behind second-innings specialist Virat Kohli and South Africa's ODI skipper AB de Villiers. Sneaking in at 9th is Clint McKay, with Mitchell Johnson right on his tail at 11th.

ODI Batting			ODI Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	Virat Kohli	881	1	Saeed Ajmal	789
2	AB de Villiers	872	2	Dale Steyn	742
3	George Bailey	856	3	Sunil Narine	714
4	Hashim Amla	840	4	Steven Finn	681
5	Kumar Sangakkara	833	5	Ravindra Jadeja	676
6	MS Dhoni	783	6	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	674
7	Jonathan Trott	725	7	Morne Morkel	673
8	Shikhar Dhawan	723	8	James Anderson	669
9	Tillakaratne Dilshan	717	9	Clint McKay	666
10	Misbah-ul-Haq	715	10	Rangana Herath	651

Aaron Finch held off Kohli to retain the number one T20 crown, while Mitchell Starc rocketed up the rankings to take out 6th spot.

T20I Batting			T20I Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	Aaron Finch	892	1	Samuel Badree	846
2	Virat Kohli	889	2	Sunil Narine	805
3	Alex Hales	834	3	Saeed Ajmal	711
4	Brendon McCullum	777	3	Ravichandran Ashwin	711
5	Kusal Janith Perera	725	5	Sachithra Senanayake	709
6	Faf du Plessis	715	6	Mitchell Starc	689
7	JP Duminy	698	7	Nuwan Kulasekara	661
8	Ahmed Shehzad	684	9	Mohammed Hafeez	660
9	David Warner	681	9	Shahid Afridi	660
10	Suresh Raina	679	11	Shakib Al Hasan	659

Moving to the women's game, the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars have five players in the top 10 rankings in One-Day Internationals. Leading the way is captain Meg Lanning in 4th spot, while right-arm orthodox spinner Erin Osborne is the highest ranked bowler.

Women's ODI Batting			Women's ODI Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	Mithali Raj	748	1	Stafanie Taylor	709
2	Sarah Taylor	710	2	Katherine Brunt	671
3	Suzie Bates	672	3	Jhulan Goswami	643
4	Meg Lanning	660	3	Jenny Gunn	632
5	Stafanie Taylor	649	5	Shanel Daley	602
6	Harmanpreet Kaur	644	6	Erin Osborne	580
7	Charlotte Edwards	635	7	Ellyse Perry	573
7	Jess Cameron	635	9	Sunette Loubser	568
9	Alex Blackwell	611	9	Holly Colvin	560
10	Amy Statterthwaite	574	11	Sana Mir	556

Despite taking out their third consecutive World T20 title, only four Southern Stars feature in the top 10 rankings in T20 Internationals. Like Finch for the men, Lanning owns top spot in the batting, with Sarah Coyte's player of the tournament in the World T20 final propelling her in to the top five.

Women's T20I Batting			Women's T20I Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	Meg Lanning	700	1	Salma Khatun	650
2	Charlotte Edwards	666	2	Udeshika Prabodhani	649
3	Sarah Taylor	662	3	Morna Nielsen	645
4	Suzie Bates	659	4	Sarah Coyte	632
5	Mithali Raj	651	5	Dani Hazell	631
6	Deandra Dottin	602	6	Anisa Mohammed	609
7	Stafanie Taylor	581	6	Marizanne Kapp	609
8	Poonam Raut	565	8	Ellyse Perry	608
9	Harmanpreet Kaur	544	9	Shanel Daley	604
10	Jess Cameron	543	10	Shashikala Siriwardene	597

The ICC website also rates the best-ever Test batting and bowling performances, based on the peak of their careers. Unsurprisingly, Sir Donald Bradman takes out the batting number one spot, and for the bowlers you have to go all the way back to 1914 and SF Barnes. Glenn McGrath is the highest ranked Australian bowler, with his partner in crime, Shane Warne, coming in at 17th.

Best-Ever Test Batting			Best-Ever Test Bowling
Rank	Player	Rating	Rank	Player	Rating
1	Don Bradman	961	1	SF Barnes	932
2	Len Hutton	945	2	George Lohmann	931
3	Jack Hobbs	942	3	Imran Khan	922
3	Ricky Ponting	942	4	Muttiah Muralitharan	920
5	Peter May	941	5	Glenn McGrath	914
6	Clyde Walcott	938	6	Tony Lock	912
6	Viv Richards	938	6	Curtly Ambrose	912
6	Gary Sobers	938	6	Vernon Philander	912
6	Kumar Sangakkara	938	9	Ian Botham	911
10	AB de Villiers	935	10	Malcolm Marshall	910
10	Matthew Hayden	935
10	Jacques Kallis	935
Australians			Australians
16	Doug Walters	922	14	Allan Davidson	908
18	Neil Harvey	921	17	Shane Warne	905
18	Mike Hussey	921	19	Bill O'Reilly	901
28	Michael Clarke	900	19	Clarrie Grimmett	901
31	Steve Waugh	895	21	Bill Johnston	900
34	Colin McDonald	891	24	Ray Lindwall	897
36	Clem Hill	886	30	Hugh Trumble	891
39	Greg Chappell	883	35	Dennis Lillee	884
42	Bill Lawry	878	38	Ryan Harris	870
43	Allan Border	877	40	Richie Benaud	863
48	Adam Gilchrist	874	40	Stuart Clark	863
52	David Warner	871	43	Keith Miller	862
61	Stan McCabe	854	48	Geoff Lawson	855
61	Lindsey Hassett	854	48	Charles Turner	855
63	Bob Simpson	853	53	Bert Ironmonger	849
65	Arthur Morris	850	54	Graham McKenzie	846
66	Damien Martyn	848	55	Mitchell Johnson	844
72	Kim Hughes	828	65	Neil Hawke	830
81	Bill Woodfull	820	67	Fred Spofforth	827
83	Bob Cowper	818	72	Peter Siddle	816
87	Ian Chappell	811	75	Jason Gillespie	812
91	Simon Katich	807	76	Brett Lee	811
95	Victor Trumper	801	81	Bruce Reid	808
96	Charles McCarthey	800	81	Monty Noble	808
97	Norman O'Neill	799	84	Jeff Thomson	806
			84	Max Walker	806
			87	Bill Whitty	805
			89	Joey Palmer	800
			93	Craig McDermott	794
			93	Merv Hughes	794

A decade of domination has Ricky Ponting tied 3rd, ahead of Matthew Hayden (10th) and Doug Walters (16th). Michael Clarke at 28th on 900 sneaks past Sachin Tendulkar at 29th on 898, but both are behind Brian Lara (24th on 911) and Kevin Pietersen (25th on 909); Greg Chappell ousts brother Ian; explosive pair Adam Gilchrist and David Warner sit four places apart; and Simon Katich pips Victor Trumper.

Leg-spinning trio Warne, Bill O'Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett are bunched together, well clear of arguably Australia's greatest fast bowler Dennis Lillee (35th). Ryan Harris is just behind Lillee in 38th place, with his new-ball partner Mitchell Johnson in at 55. Rounding out the Aussies is another powerful opening partnership in McDermott and Hughes, inseparable to this day.