After a superb performance with both bat and ball in the first Test against South Africa, England’s Moeen Ali has moved up to fourth on the latest ICC Test rankings for all-rounders.
The 30-year-old has also achieved career-high ratings in the batting and bowling rankings. Following scores of 87 and 7 and bowling figures of 4-59 and 6-53 at Lord’s, he is now ranked 21st in batting and 19th in bowling in Test cricket.
Joe Root, who scored a century in his first Test as captain, has climbed up to the second spot on the batsmen rankings – overtaking New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson.
Australia’s Steve Smith, India’s Ravindra Jadeja, and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continue to top the rankings for batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders respectively.
Here are the five top-ranked Test batsmen, bowlers, and all-rounders currently.
1. Steve Smith (Australia) – 941
2. Joe Root (England) – 888
3. K. Williamson (New Zealand) – 880
4. C. Pujara (India) – 846
5. Virat Kohli (India) – 818
1. Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 898
2. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 865
3. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) – 854
4. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 826
5. James Anderson (England) – 814
1. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 431
2. Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 422
3. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 413
4. Moeen Ali (England) – 384
5. Ben Stokes (England) – 319
