Steve Smith achieves joint-second highest points in latest ICC Test rankings

After a stunning display of batsmanship that helped his side regain the Ashes in style, Steve Smith reached close to Don Bradman's highest-ever point ratings in the latest ICC Test rankings released after the end of the third Ashes Test.

Smith is now tied with Len Hutton on the second spot, having reached 945 points after his scintillating 239 helped Australia secure an unassailable 3-0 lead over England.

Smith jumped seven points after his Perth performances, in the process, overtaking Peter May, Ricky Ponting and Jack Hobbs. He now stands only 16 points away from Bradman’s tally of 961 points.

Smith has had a minimum of 918 points in the last one year, 25 higher than the current rating of Virat Kohli, who is currently second placed.

Apart from Smith, England's Dawid Malan jumped 47 places to reach a career-best 52nd spot, while Australia's comeback man, Mitchell Marsh moved up 44 places to reach 65.

In the bowlers' rankings, Josh Hazlewood moved into the top-5 by usurping Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath, while James Anderson continued to stay on top of the rankings.

For India, Cheteshwar Pujara moved one place up, and is now third behind Smith and Kohli in the batting charts. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin continue to be the top-ranked Indian bowlers, occupying the third and fourth spot respectively.

Here are the complete rankings:

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 945! 62.32 945 v Eng at Perth 2017

2 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 893 53.75 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017

3 (+1) C. Pujara Ind 873 52.96 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017

4 (+1) Kane Williamson NZ 855 50.62 893 v Aus at Perth 2015

5 (-2) Joe Root Eng 852 52.37 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

6 ( - ) David Warner Aus 801 47.97 880 v NZ at Perth 2015

7 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 795 49.87 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

8 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 755 46.62 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016

9 ( - ) D. Chandimal SL 743! 43.94 743 v Ind at Delhi 2017

10 ( - ) Ross Taylor NZ 739 48.04 871 v Win at Hamilton 2013

Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 892 27.35 896 v Win at Lord's 2017

2 ( - ) Kagiso Rabada SA 876! 22.71 876 v Ban at Bloemfontein 2017

3 ( - ) R. Jadeja Ind 870 23.73 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017

4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 829 25.44 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016

5 (+1) Josh Hazlewood Aus 824 25.46 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017

6 (-1) Rangana Herath SL 799 28.04 867 v Zim at Harare 2016

7 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 784 27.87 785 v Win at Wellington 2017

8 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 782 27.52 805 v Pak at Brisbane 2016

9 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 773 31.55 774 v Eng at Adelaide 2017

10 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 748 22.30 909 v Win at Centurion 2014

All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 438 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

2 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 415 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

3 ( - ) Ben Stokes Eng 372/* 396 v Win at Lord's 2017

4 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 369 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016

5 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 326 409 v SA at Old Trafford 2017