ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith continues to be No.1, no Indian in top 10

In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Ranking for Test Batsmen, Australia’s Steve Smith continues to lead the field. England’s Joe Root is second, 16 points behind, while New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is third.

Batsmen to make upward movement following the Edgbaston, Galle and Jamaica Tests include Alastair Cook to seventh (up by one place), David Warner to ninth (up by one place), Angelo Mathews to 10th (up by three places), Ajinkya Rahane to 11th (up by four places), Jonny Bairstow to 15th (up by one place), Kusal Mendis to 17th (up by four places), Azhar Ali to 18th (up by eight places), BJ Watling and Tom Latham to joint-28th, Moeen Ali to 33rd (up by eight places), Gary Ballance to 36th (up by five places) and Jermaine Blackwood 44th (up by 10 places).

West Indies’ Roston Chase, who scored a match-saving 137 not out against India, has rocketed 72 places to share 65th position with Alex Hales of England, while Pakistan opener Sami Aslam, who scored 82 and 70 at Edgbaston, has returned to the rankings in 67th position.

Ajinkya Rahane is India’s highest-ranked Indian at 11^th, with Virat Kohli at 13^th, and Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara at the 20^th spot.

Rank	Batsman	Country	Points
1	Steve Smith	Australia	904
2	Joe Root	England	888
3	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	866
4	Hashim Amla	South Africa	860
5	Adam Voges	Australia	824*
6	AB de Villiers	South Africa	818
7	Alastair Cook	England	791
8	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	780
9	David Warner	Australia	770
10	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	761