India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan
but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly
can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the
ICC Players Rankings.
Thanks to his double century in the first innings and a half century in the second,
Jaffer jumped 17 places to 23rd, his career-best rating.
Ganguly, who notched up his maiden Test ton at his home ground
and missed a half century in the second innings, also moved up four places to
24th, while Tendulkar climbed a rung to be 17th in the list.
Pakistan's Younis Khan has plenty of cause for celebration
today. Not only has he managed to keep the series against India alive by saving
the second Test but also moved up one place to seventh in the table for Test
batsmen.
Maiden centurion Misbah-ul-Haq moved up 22 places to 44th with
his 161 not out in the first innings while wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal
progressed five places to 29th spot after a fine 119.
Though Australia's Ricky Ponting still leads the LG ICC
Player Rankings for Test batsmen, he is now under serious pressure from South
Africa's Jacques Kallis and even more so from Kumar Sangakkara in third
position who is in such fine form for Sri Lanka.
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