Clarke rises to second in batsmen rankings

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/659531.html Clarke rises to second in batsmen rankings ESPNcricinfo staff August 6, 2013 Michael Clarke has jumped three places to second in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen, following his 187 at Old Trafford against England for which he was also named as the Man of the Match. Clarke, who had earlier topped the rankings during the 2009 Ashes, is now just 20 ratings points behind South Africa batsman Hashim Amla, whom he can overtake with another strong performance in the fourth Test in Chester-le-Street. England batsmen Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen have also moved up in the rankings. Bell, who is leading the batting charts in the Ashes with 381 runs, is now placed 10th, while Pietersen's century at Old Trafford helped him jump two places and he is now 14th on the list. In the bowlers rankings, Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris leaped four places to achieve a career-best ranking of 11th, while Graeme Swann's match figures of six for 233 took him to sixth, ahead of team-mate James Anderson. South Africa's Dale Steyn continues to head the bowlers' table with teammate Vernon Philander in second place, and Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath in third position.

[Bradman99]

Well deserved that's for sure. The next best Aussie batsman is Dave Warner at 38th, that's just pathetic!!

[Lord]

well deserved

[Crookbond]

Pujara at No.6 If you look at the Test batsmen rankings, the top 5 is well ahead of the bottom 5. A difference of approx. 100 points between Sangakkar (No. 5) and Pujara (No. 6). R Ashwin is No.3 on Test all rounder list; ahead of Broad, Swann and Watson! :hysterical:

[vvvslaxman]

Dhoni ahead of Sachin.

[SLICKR392]

Dhoni ahead of Sachin.

:giggle:

[StriKe]

Dhoni ahead of Sachin.

Off-topic but :phehehe: Kudos to Clarke :nice:

[adi B]

Dhoni ahead of Sachin.

:haha:

[Raghav_12]

Dhoni ahead of Sachin.

shows how credible ICC rankings are :giggle:

[I6MTW]

Right now Dhoni is better than sachin in batting.

[adi B]

shows how credible ICC rankings are :giggle:

will u say the same for jadeja?

[Raghav_12]

will u say the same for jadeja?

no.. there are different formulae used to calculate bowlers and batsmen ranking. Methodology used for batsmen seems to be having problem. For bowlers it looks fine :giggle:

[adi B]

no.. there are different formulae used to calculate bowlers and batsmen ranking. Methodology used for batsmen seems to be having problem. For bowlers it looks fine :giggle:

:cantstop:

[Clarke]

shows how credible ICC rankings are :giggle:

+1 SRT's amazing double hundred against Australia that helped win the test and the 99 against England that helped save that game are testimony to his relatively superior form.

[Crookbond]

+1 SRT's amazing double hundred against Australia that helped win the test and the 99 against England that helped save that game are testimony to his relatively superior form.

:hysterical: :hysterical: :hysterical:

[vvvslaxman]

shows how credible ICC rankings are :giggle:

Averaging 35, 21, 18, 32 respectively in the last 4 series.. what do you expect? Dhoni average 20, 91, 31, 81 in the last 4 series. Two success vs 4 failures.

[Haarkarjeetgaye]

saw his shot today. absolutely irresponsible. dont know why people compare him to Ponting?

[SLICKR392]

saw his shot today. absolutely irresponsible. dont know why people compare him to Ponting?

Its a lot like a Lara-Sachin debate. Ponting sucked once the big guns from team retired and scored against our trundlers. Whereas, Clarke has been at his best batting with such a dull line up. Ponting's a better bat for me, IMO.

[fineleg]

Raghav_12, When SRT averages are poor, what do you expect ICC ranking to do??? Do magic?

[Raghav_12]

Raghav_12, When SRT averages are poor, what do you expect ICC ranking to do??? Do magic?

Make some changes in methodology so that Sachin can be kept at top or near top.