Dubai: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has got third position in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers after providing a 10-wicket win over number-one ranked England in the first Test which ended in three days which his magnificent performance.
The spinner earned 117 rating points and jumped nine places with his performance now has England’s second-ranked James Anderson firmly within his sights as he trails the Lancastrian by 37 rating points, while England off-spinner Graeme Swann has slipped one position to fourth.
South Africa’s fast bowler Dale Steyn continues to lead the bowling pack by a distance.
In the rankings for Test batsmen, the news is not very good for England batsmen. Alastair Cook and Ian Bell, who entered in third and fourth positions respectively, have slipped two and three positions respectively.
Kevin Pietersen has fallen out of the top 10. Pietersen, who scored two and zero in the Dubai Test, has lost six places and is now in 16th position while England captain Andrew Strauss has also dropped six places to 34th spot.
The only England batsmen to make any upward movements are wicketkeeper Matt Prior in 18th (up by one) and Swann in 64th (up by 11).
In contrast, the Pakistan batsmen have made positive gains with Younis Khan in fourth (up by two), captain Misbah-ul-Haq in 14th (up by three), Mohammad Hafeez in 30th (up by 15), Taufeeq Umar in 32nd (up by six) and wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal in 70th (up by 23).
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara leads the field while South Africa’s Jacques Kallis is just four ratings points behind in second position. AB de Villiers is third, 24 ratings points ahead of Younis.
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