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Gambhir static, Clarke scales new heights in ICC Test Rankings
Dubai, Jan 8 (PTI) Indian opener Gautam Gambhir clung to
10th spot even as Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke rose
further in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, breaking
into the top five for the first time in his career.
Besides Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, who gained one position
to be 12th, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman -- steady at 16th
and 18th places respectively -- were the only Indian batsmen
in the list of top-20.
The 27-year-old Clarke has jumped four places to find
himself in the fifth spot after managing scores of 138 and 41
against South Africa in Sydney to help seal victory over the
Proteas in the final Test of the three-match series.
Also on the rise are South Africa's Hashim Amla and Simon
Katich of Australia who have joined the top 20 for the first
time in their careers.
Amla has climbed four places to the 19th position after
registering two half-centuries in the match while Katich
shares the 20th spot with West Indies captain Chris Gayle
after scores of 47 and 61.
Meanwhile, rival captains, Graeme Smith of South Africa
and Australia's Ricky Ponting, have failed to retain their
places.
Smith has dropped two places in the rankings to ninth,
despite bravely coming out to bat at number 11 for his side in
the second innings of the Sydney Test with a broken finger and
an injured elbow while Ponting has slipped one place to
seventh after scores of 0 and 53.
Higher up the table Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has
dropped from second to the third position after managing a
total of 59 runs against Bangladesh in his side's victory in
Chittagong.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has dropped two
places from fourth to sixth after a couple of disappointing
innings with the bat.
The table is still headed by the West Indies' Shivnarine
Chanderpaul.
Among bowlers, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralidaran still tops
the chart followed by South Africa's Dale Steyn.
South Africa's Makhaya Ntini has dropped two places to
the fifth spot after ending up with disappointing match
figures of 1-168 in Sydney. Australia's Mitchell Johnson jumps
over Ntini to take the fourth place after collecting figures
of 4-118.
However, Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee has dropped
to 10th position, his lowest ranking since January 2007, after
being forced to withdraw from the final Test with an ankle
injury.
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas has gained three places to go
seventh in the table after recording figures of 3-37 against
Bangladesh in the final Test match in Chittagong.
Vaas's rise means the three players ahead of him -–
Harbhajan Singh of India, Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar and Lee -–
have slipped one place each.
South Africa's Jacques Kallis still leads the ICC Player
Rankings for Test all-rounders followed by New Zealand's
Daniel Vettori in second position.
Vaas's good performance with both bat and ball has pushed
him above Dwayne Bravo of the West Indies into fourth position
although the two had been deadlocked on the same number of
ratings points. PTI
10th spot even as Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke rose
further in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, breaking
into the top five for the first time in his career.
Besides Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, who gained one position
to be 12th, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman -- steady at 16th
and 18th places respectively -- were the only Indian batsmen
in the list of top-20.
The 27-year-old Clarke has jumped four places to find
himself in the fifth spot after managing scores of 138 and 41
against South Africa in Sydney to help seal victory over the
Proteas in the final Test of the three-match series.
Also on the rise are South Africa's Hashim Amla and Simon
Katich of Australia who have joined the top 20 for the first
time in their careers.
Amla has climbed four places to the 19th position after
registering two half-centuries in the match while Katich
shares the 20th spot with West Indies captain Chris Gayle
after scores of 47 and 61.
Meanwhile, rival captains, Graeme Smith of South Africa
and Australia's Ricky Ponting, have failed to retain their
places.
Smith has dropped two places in the rankings to ninth,
despite bravely coming out to bat at number 11 for his side in
the second innings of the Sydney Test with a broken finger and
an injured elbow while Ponting has slipped one place to
seventh after scores of 0 and 53.
Higher up the table Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has
dropped from second to the third position after managing a
total of 59 runs against Bangladesh in his side's victory in
Chittagong.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has dropped two
places from fourth to sixth after a couple of disappointing
innings with the bat.
The table is still headed by the West Indies' Shivnarine
Chanderpaul.
Among bowlers, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralidaran still tops
the chart followed by South Africa's Dale Steyn.
South Africa's Makhaya Ntini has dropped two places to
the fifth spot after ending up with disappointing match
figures of 1-168 in Sydney. Australia's Mitchell Johnson jumps
over Ntini to take the fourth place after collecting figures
of 4-118.
However, Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee has dropped
to 10th position, his lowest ranking since January 2007, after
being forced to withdraw from the final Test with an ankle
injury.
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas has gained three places to go
seventh in the table after recording figures of 3-37 against
Bangladesh in the final Test match in Chittagong.
Vaas's rise means the three players ahead of him -–
Harbhajan Singh of India, Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar and Lee -–
have slipped one place each.
South Africa's Jacques Kallis still leads the ICC Player
Rankings for Test all-rounders followed by New Zealand's
Daniel Vettori in second position.
Vaas's good performance with both bat and ball has pushed
him above Dwayne Bravo of the West Indies into fourth position
although the two had been deadlocked on the same number of
ratings points. PTI
