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New Zealand’s Ross Taylor has warmed-up for the upcoming three-Test series against Pakistan by achieving a career-high position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen, which were released on Tuesday morning.
The 34-year-old middle-order batsman had started the series in sixth position, but after scores of 80 and 86 not out, he has leapfrogged Joe Root, Babar Azam and David Warner to third position. This is his career-best ranking, which has come after 207 ODIs in which he has scored 7,433 runs. The former captain had earlier reached fifth place this June.
Taylor, reacting to the news, said: “First and foremost you want to win games, you don’t go out there to try to get your rankings up there. But I guess, at this stage of my career, it is nice to know that I am still able to compete.
“I think as you come towards the end of your career, you’ve worked your game out and you try to enjoy yourself a bit more. I'm not sure how many years I may have left so I'm trying to make the most of every opportunity.
“It's obviously nice to achieve a areer-high ranking, but at the same time I hope there're a few more runs left in me.”
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman is the other batsman to achieve a career-best ranking to date from the series in the UAE, which ended at one-all after the decider in Dubai was washed-out. The left-handed opener had scores of one, 88 and 65, which have lifted him six places to 11th in the latest rankings. The 28-year-old, however, will not be part of the Test squad.
Similarly, Shadab Khan has achieved a career-high bowling ranking but will not feature in the upcoming Tests. The wrist spinner bagged six wickets in the series, including four for 38 in the second match, to vault 16 places to 24th position.
The other bowler to make an impact in the ODIs and one to look out for in the Tests is Lachlan Ferguson. The New Zealand fast bowler had figures of three for 40, three for 60 and five for 45 during the series, which also reflect in the latest rankings, in which he has rocketed 31 places to 42nd.
Shaheen Afridi, who took nine wickets in the series and won the player of the series award, has risen 66 places to sit just outside the top-100 in 118th position.
However, Trent Boult and Hasan Ali have been unable to either defend or improve their rankings.
Boult had made a dream start to his season when he took a hat-trick in only his second over. However, he managed to add just one more wicket to his tally and consequently finished in seventh position after starting in fourth place.
Hasan, who had started the year with a number one ranking, has continued to slide. After falling three places following his four wickets, he is now ranked 13th, but remains his side’s highest-ranked bowler.
Down Under, South Africa defeated Australia 2-1 in a three-match series, with the series-decider in Hobart producing scintillating centuries from Faf du Plessis, David Miller and Shaun Marsh.
Du Plessis scored 125 in the run feast and finished with a series aggregate of 182 runs that has put him in seventh position with a rise of three places. Miller scored 139 and ended as the leading run-scorer with 192 runs, which have been rewarded in the rankings with a rise of 11 places that puts him in 31st position.
Marsh scored 106 to end the series with 128 runs and in 62nd position after starting in 80th place.
South Africa’s series win is also reflected in the bowling table in which Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Andile Phehlukwayo Lungi Ngidi and Dwaine Pretorius have made upward movements, while Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have headed in the wrong direction.
Rabada’s haul of seven wickets have helped him move from sixth position to fourth, Steyn’s series figures of seven for 94 have lifted him nine places to 15th, Phehlukwayo’s three wickets in his only appearance have helped him gain six place to 28th spot, Ngidi has occupied 43rd position after earning a rise of 19 places following his four wickets and Pretorius has finished in 55th spot after gaining 20 places with five wickets in the series.
In contrast, Hazlewood has slipped four places to ninth, Starc has fallen three places to 17th and Cummins has dropped one place to 19th.
However, Marcus Stoinis has enhanced his reputation as a world-class all-rounder in the making by finishing in 17th place after starting in 40th spot. This is after he ended in 49th batting position (up by three places) and 85th bowling position (up by 37 places).
Virat Kohli is the number-one ranked ODI batsman, while Jasprit Bumrah is the top-ranked bowler. Rashid Khan is the leading all-rounder.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings (as on 13 November, following Pakistan v New Zealand and Australia v South Africa series)
Rank Team Points
1. England 126
2. India 121
3. New Zealand 112 (-)
4. South Africa 111 (+1)
5. Pakistan 102 (+1)
6. Australia 100 (-)
7. Bangladesh 93
8. Sri Lanka 79
9. West Indies 72
10. Afghanistan 67
11. Zimbabwe 52
12. Ireland 39
13. Scotland 33
14. UAE 21
Nepal will qualify for a full ranking after playing one more ODI, the Netherlands will qualify for a full ranking after playing two more matches.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as on 13 November, following Pakistan v New Zealand and Australia v South Africa series)
BATSMEN (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 899 59.83 911 v Eng at Headingley 2018
2 ( - ) Rohit Sharma Ind 871! 47.78 871 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
3 (+3) Ross Taylor NZ 808! 47.04 808 v Pak at Dubai 2018
4 (-1) Joe Root Eng 807 51.52 824 v SL at Dambulla 2018
5 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 802 51.52 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018
6 (-2) David Warner Aus 791 43.43 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
7 (+3) Faf du Plessis SA 785 45.12 802 v Ind at Durban 2018
8 (+1) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 767 45.69 813 v Pak at Dubai 2018
9 (-2) Kane Williamson NZ 756 46.28 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
10 (-2) Quinton de Kock SA 754 44.44 808 v Ban at East London 2017
11 (+6) Fakhar Zaman Pak 729*! 57.95 729 v NZ at Dubai 2018
12 ( - ) Jonny Bairstow Eng 726 48.02 777 v Aus at Durham 2018
13 (-2) Martin Guptill NZ 720 42.99 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
14= (-1) Hashim Amla SA 707 49.65 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
( - ) Tamim Iqbal Ban 707 36.24 737 v Win at St Kitts 2018
16 ( - ) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 700 34.29 712 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
17 (-2) Aaron Finch Aus 690 37.56 744 v Eng at Melbourne 2015
18 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 685 39.70 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
19 ( - ) Eoin Morgan Eng 675 38.57 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
20 (+1) MS Dhoni Ind 674 50.11 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
BOWLERS (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 841! 21.01 841 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
2 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 788 14.47 806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
3 ( - ) Kuldeep Yadav Ind 723*! 20.07 723 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
4 (+2) Kagiso Rabada SA 702 26.10 724 v Eng at Lord's 2017
5= (+3) Y. Chahal Ind 683* 25.55 696 v Win at Guwahati 2018
(+3) Adil Rashid Eng 683 30.42 687 v SL at Pallekele 2018
7 (-3) Trent Boult NZ 682 25.39 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
8 (+3) M.Rahman Afg 679* 19.06 691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018
9 (-4) Josh Hazlewood Aus 675 25.15 733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018
10 (+2) M. Rahman Ban 671* 20.14 674 v Zim at Chittagong 2018
11 (-4) Imran Tahir SA 664 24.33 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
12 (+1) Akila Dananjaya SL 651*! 26.93 651 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2018
13 (-3) Hasan Ali Pak 646 23.41 766 v NZ at Wellington 2018
14 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 642 30.64 673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018
15 (+9) Dale Steyn SA 638 25.70 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
16 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 633 31.44 653 v Zim at Harare 2017
17 (-3) Mitchell Starc Aus 632 21.44 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
18 (-1) Mitchell Santner NZ 623 33.91 663 v Eng at Hamilton 2018
19 (-1) Pat Cummins Aus 616 29.73 629 v SA at Adelaide 2018
20 ( - ) Tim Murtagh Ire 602 29.74 613 v Zim at Harare 2018
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 353*/ 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
2 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 337 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 332 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4 (+1) M. Hafeez Pak 311 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 (-1) Mitchell Santner NZ 308 317 v Eng at Christchurch 2018
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
The 34-year-old middle-order batsman had started the series in sixth position, but after scores of 80 and 86 not out, he has leapfrogged Joe Root, Babar Azam and David Warner to third position. This is his career-best ranking, which has come after 207 ODIs in which he has scored 7,433 runs. The former captain had earlier reached fifth place this June.
Taylor, reacting to the news, said: “First and foremost you want to win games, you don’t go out there to try to get your rankings up there. But I guess, at this stage of my career, it is nice to know that I am still able to compete.
“I think as you come towards the end of your career, you’ve worked your game out and you try to enjoy yourself a bit more. I'm not sure how many years I may have left so I'm trying to make the most of every opportunity.
“It's obviously nice to achieve a areer-high ranking, but at the same time I hope there're a few more runs left in me.”
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman is the other batsman to achieve a career-best ranking to date from the series in the UAE, which ended at one-all after the decider in Dubai was washed-out. The left-handed opener had scores of one, 88 and 65, which have lifted him six places to 11th in the latest rankings. The 28-year-old, however, will not be part of the Test squad.
Similarly, Shadab Khan has achieved a career-high bowling ranking but will not feature in the upcoming Tests. The wrist spinner bagged six wickets in the series, including four for 38 in the second match, to vault 16 places to 24th position.
The other bowler to make an impact in the ODIs and one to look out for in the Tests is Lachlan Ferguson. The New Zealand fast bowler had figures of three for 40, three for 60 and five for 45 during the series, which also reflect in the latest rankings, in which he has rocketed 31 places to 42nd.
Shaheen Afridi, who took nine wickets in the series and won the player of the series award, has risen 66 places to sit just outside the top-100 in 118th position.
However, Trent Boult and Hasan Ali have been unable to either defend or improve their rankings.
Boult had made a dream start to his season when he took a hat-trick in only his second over. However, he managed to add just one more wicket to his tally and consequently finished in seventh position after starting in fourth place.
Hasan, who had started the year with a number one ranking, has continued to slide. After falling three places following his four wickets, he is now ranked 13th, but remains his side’s highest-ranked bowler.
Down Under, South Africa defeated Australia 2-1 in a three-match series, with the series-decider in Hobart producing scintillating centuries from Faf du Plessis, David Miller and Shaun Marsh.
Du Plessis scored 125 in the run feast and finished with a series aggregate of 182 runs that has put him in seventh position with a rise of three places. Miller scored 139 and ended as the leading run-scorer with 192 runs, which have been rewarded in the rankings with a rise of 11 places that puts him in 31st position.
Marsh scored 106 to end the series with 128 runs and in 62nd position after starting in 80th place.
South Africa’s series win is also reflected in the bowling table in which Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Andile Phehlukwayo Lungi Ngidi and Dwaine Pretorius have made upward movements, while Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have headed in the wrong direction.
Rabada’s haul of seven wickets have helped him move from sixth position to fourth, Steyn’s series figures of seven for 94 have lifted him nine places to 15th, Phehlukwayo’s three wickets in his only appearance have helped him gain six place to 28th spot, Ngidi has occupied 43rd position after earning a rise of 19 places following his four wickets and Pretorius has finished in 55th spot after gaining 20 places with five wickets in the series.
In contrast, Hazlewood has slipped four places to ninth, Starc has fallen three places to 17th and Cummins has dropped one place to 19th.
However, Marcus Stoinis has enhanced his reputation as a world-class all-rounder in the making by finishing in 17th place after starting in 40th spot. This is after he ended in 49th batting position (up by three places) and 85th bowling position (up by 37 places).
Virat Kohli is the number-one ranked ODI batsman, while Jasprit Bumrah is the top-ranked bowler. Rashid Khan is the leading all-rounder.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings (as on 13 November, following Pakistan v New Zealand and Australia v South Africa series)
Rank Team Points
1. England 126
2. India 121
3. New Zealand 112 (-)
4. South Africa 111 (+1)
5. Pakistan 102 (+1)
6. Australia 100 (-)
7. Bangladesh 93
8. Sri Lanka 79
9. West Indies 72
10. Afghanistan 67
11. Zimbabwe 52
12. Ireland 39
13. Scotland 33
14. UAE 21
Nepal will qualify for a full ranking after playing one more ODI, the Netherlands will qualify for a full ranking after playing two more matches.
MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings (as on 13 November, following Pakistan v New Zealand and Australia v South Africa series)
BATSMEN (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 899 59.83 911 v Eng at Headingley 2018
2 ( - ) Rohit Sharma Ind 871! 47.78 871 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
3 (+3) Ross Taylor NZ 808! 47.04 808 v Pak at Dubai 2018
4 (-1) Joe Root Eng 807 51.52 824 v SL at Dambulla 2018
5 ( - ) Babar Azam Pak 802 51.52 846 v NZ at Wellington 2018
6 (-2) David Warner Aus 791 43.43 880 v Pak at Adelaide 2017
7 (+3) Faf du Plessis SA 785 45.12 802 v Ind at Durban 2018
8 (+1) Shikhar Dhawan Ind 767 45.69 813 v Pak at Dubai 2018
9 (-2) Kane Williamson NZ 756 46.28 798 v SA at Centurion 2015
10 (-2) Quinton de Kock SA 754 44.44 808 v Ban at East London 2017
11 (+6) Fakhar Zaman Pak 729*! 57.95 729 v NZ at Dubai 2018
12 ( - ) Jonny Bairstow Eng 726 48.02 777 v Aus at Durham 2018
13 (-2) Martin Guptill NZ 720 42.99 789 v SA at Hamilton 2017
14= (-1) Hashim Amla SA 707 49.65 901 v Eng at Trent Bridge 2012
( - ) Tamim Iqbal Ban 707 36.24 737 v Win at St Kitts 2018
16 ( - ) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 700 34.29 712 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
17 (-2) Aaron Finch Aus 690 37.56 744 v Eng at Melbourne 2015
18 ( - ) Jos Buttler Eng 685 39.70 723 v Ban at Mirpur 2016
19 ( - ) Eoin Morgan Eng 675 38.57 690 v Aus at The Oval 2010
20 (+1) MS Dhoni Ind 674 50.11 836 v Aus at Delhi 2009
BOWLERS (top 20)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Jasprit Bumrah Ind 841! 21.01 841 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
2 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 788 14.47 806 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
3 ( - ) Kuldeep Yadav Ind 723*! 20.07 723 v Win at Thiruvananthapur 2018
4 (+2) Kagiso Rabada SA 702 26.10 724 v Eng at Lord's 2017
5= (+3) Y. Chahal Ind 683* 25.55 696 v Win at Guwahati 2018
(+3) Adil Rashid Eng 683 30.42 687 v SL at Pallekele 2018
7 (-3) Trent Boult NZ 682 25.39 766 v Ind at Delhi 2016
8 (+3) M.Rahman Afg 679* 19.06 691 v Ban at Abu Dhabi 2018
9 (-4) Josh Hazlewood Aus 675 25.15 733 v Eng at Adelaide 2018
10 (+2) M. Rahman Ban 671* 20.14 674 v Zim at Chittagong 2018
11 (-4) Imran Tahir SA 664 24.33 786 v SL at Johannesburg 2017
12 (+1) Akila Dananjaya SL 651*! 26.93 651 v Eng at Colombo (RPS) 2018
13 (-3) Hasan Ali Pak 646 23.41 766 v NZ at Wellington 2018
14 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 642 30.64 673 v NZ at Christchurch 2018
15 (+9) Dale Steyn SA 638 25.70 746 v Ind at Durban 2013
16 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 633 31.44 653 v Zim at Harare 2017
17 (-3) Mitchell Starc Aus 632 21.44 783 v NZ at Melbourne 2015
18 (-1) Mitchell Santner NZ 623 33.91 663 v Eng at Hamilton 2018
19 (-1) Pat Cummins Aus 616 29.73 629 v SA at Adelaide 2018
20 ( - ) Tim Murtagh Ire 602 29.74 613 v Zim at Harare 2018
ALL-ROUNDERS (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Rashid Khan Afg 353*/ 359 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2018
2 ( - ) Mohammad Nabi Afg 337 349 v Ire at Greater Noida 2017
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 332 453 v Zim at Chittagong 2009
4 (+1) M. Hafeez Pak 311 438 v Ind at Kolkata 2013
5 (-1) Mitchell Santner NZ 308 317 v Eng at Christchurch 2018
*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after a minimum of 40 started innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating after he has conceded 1,500 runs.
!indicates career-highest rating
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