World Cricket Rankings – 20th January 2019
These Cricket rankings are issued by: International Cricket Council
As per Allsportspk readers request as and when any of the ranking is announced it is being published. Currently, from Men’s cricket rankings Test teams & players, ODI teams & T20 teams & players rankings have been updated. Also from Women’s cricket rankings T20 teams rankings have been updated.
Cricket Rankings – Men
Test Teams – Cricket Rankings
India retained the top position in test cricket, followed by South Africa and England who are placed at 2nd and 3rd place with a difference of two points.
| Rank | Country | Matches | Points | Rating |
| 1 | India | 43 | 5,007 | 116 |
| 2 | South Africa | 39 | 4,280 | 110 |
| 3 | England | 49 | 5,310 | 108 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 30 | 3,213 | 107 |
| 5 | Australia | 41 | 4,143 | 101 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 45 | 4,103 | 91 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 32 | 2,803 | 88 |
| 8 | West Indies | 35 | 2,463 | 70 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 25 | 1,727 | 69 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 138 | 13 |
Test Batting – Cricket Rankings
Virat Kohli retained his top position with Kane Williamson and Cheteshwar Pujara placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Significant upgrades in this category were of Joe Root, Henry Nicholls and Aiden Markram who are now placed at 5th, 7th and 8th position respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | 922 |
| 2 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 897 |
| 3 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | 881 |
| 4 | Steve Smith | Australia | 874 |
| 5 | Joe Root | England | 807 |
| 6 | David Warner | Australia | 772 |
| 7 | Henry Nicholls | New Zealand | 763 |
| 8 | Aiden Markram | South Africa | 741 |
| 9 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 715 |
| 10 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | 711 |
| 11 | Dean Elgar | South Africa | 693 |
| 12 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 687 |
| 13 | Usman Khawaja | Australia | 687 |
| 14 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 683 |
| 15 | Tom Latham | New Zealand | 676 |
| 16 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 675 |
| 17 | Rishabh Pant | India | 673 |
| 18 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 671 |
| 19 | Francois du Plessis | South Africa | 667 |
| 20 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 658 |
| 21 | Jonny Bairstow | England | 653 |
| 22 | Ross Taylor | New Zealand | 646 |
| 23 | Ajinkya Rahane | India | 643 |
| 24 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 643 |
| 25 | Azhar Ali | Pakistan | 639 |
| 26 | Jos Buttler | England | 635 |
| 27 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 616 |
| 28 | Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe | 607 |
| 29 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 607 |
| 30 | BJ Watling | New Zealand | 605 |
| 31 | Mominul Haque | Bangladesh | 601 |
| 32 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 600 |
| 33 | Ben Stokes | England | 582 |
| 34 | Kraigg Brathwaite | West Indies | 576 |
| 35 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | 569 |
| 36 | Jeet Raval | New Zealand | 563 |
| 37 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Pakistan | 562 |
| 38 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | 551 |
| 39 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 550 |
| 40 | Sam Curran | England | 549 |
| 41 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 544 |
| 42 | Haris Sohail | Pakistan | 534 |
| 43 | Shikhar Dhawan | India | 527 |
| 44 | Peter Handscomb | Australia | 527 |
| 45 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 527 |
| 46 | Niroshan Dickwella | Sri Lanka | 525 |
| 47 | Rohit Sharma | India | 524 |
| 48 | Tim Paine | Australia | 511 |
| 49 | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 511 |
| 50 | Ben Foakes | England | 507 |
Test Bowling – Cricket Rankings
Kagiso Rabada retained his top rank with James Anderson and Vernon Philander placed at the 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Significant upgrades were of Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Jason Holder who are now placed at 6th, 8th and 10th place respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 882 |
| 2 | James Anderson | England | 874 |
| 3 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 809 |
| 4 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 804 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 794 |
| 6 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 771 |
| 7 | Mohammad Abbas | Pakistan | 770 |
| 8 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 767 |
| 9 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 763 |
| 10 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 751 |
| 11 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 743 |
| 12 | Shannon Gabriel | West Indies | 742 |
| 13 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 723 |
| 14 | Neil Wagner | New Zealand | 721 |
| 15 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 711 |
| 16 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | 710 |
| 17 | Mehedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 696 |
| 18 | Stuart Broad | England | 694 |
| 19 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 675 |
| 20 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 670 |
| 21 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | 666 |
| 22 | Mohammad Shami | India | 660 |
| 23 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 652 |
| 24 | Duanne Olivier | South Africa | 642 |
| 25 | Kemar Roach | West Indies | 632 |
| 26 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 625 |
| 27 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 621 |
| 28 | Ishant Sharma | India | 615 |
| 29 | Moeen Ali | England | 600 |
| 30 | Ben Stokes | England | 588 |
| 31 | Umesh Yadav | India | 573 |
| 32 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 573 |
| 33 | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 561 |
| 34 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 555 |
| 35 | Chris Woakes | England | 539 |
| 36 | Devendra Bishoo | West Indies | 530 |
| 37 | Wahab Riaz | Pakistan | 506 |
| 38 | Adil Rashid | England | 488 |
| 39 | Peter Siddle | Australia | 457 |
| 40 | Lahiru Kumara | Sri Lanka | 442 |
| 41 | Kyle Jarvis | Zimbabwe | 414 |
| 42 | Jack Leach | England | 414 |
| 43 | Nuwan Pradeep | Sri Lanka | 411 |
| 44 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 402 |
| 45 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 397 |
| 46 | Rahat Ali | Pakistan | 385 |
| 47 | Lakshan Sandakan | Sri Lanka | 381 |
| 48 | Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 379 |
| 49 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 376 |
| 50 | Graeme Cremer | Zimbabwe | 359 |
Test All-Rounders – Cricket Rankings
Shakib Al Hasan retained his top position with Ravindra Jadeja and Jason Holder placed at the 2nd and 3rd position respectively. Significant upgrades were of Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc who are now placed at 4th, 7th and 9th position respectively.
| Rank | Name | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 415 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 387 |
| 3 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 365 |
| 4 | Ben Stokes | England | 342 |
| 5 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 341 |
| 6 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 321 |
| 7 | Pat Cummins | Australia | 301 |
| 8 | Moeen Ali | England | 292 |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 247 |
| 10 | Chris Woakes | England | 238 |
| 11 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 230 |
| 12 | Mehedi Hasan | Bangladesh | 213 |
| 13 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 198 |
| 14 | Dilruwan Perera | Sri Lanka | 196 |
| 15 | Colin de Grandhomme | New Zealand | 168 |
| 16 | Roston Chase | West Indies | 161 |
| 17 | Stuart Broad | England | 160 |
| 18 | Sam Curran | England | 155 |
| 19 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 150 |
| 20 | Adil Rashid | England | 148 |
| 21 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 145 |
| 22 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 139 |
| 23 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 135 |
| 24 | Neil Wagner | New Zealand | 129 |
| 25 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 128 |
| 26 | Kemar Roach | West Indies | 128 |
| 27 | Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 120 |
| 28 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 119 |
| 29 | Hardik Pandya | India | 118 |
| 30 | Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 118 |
| 31 | Graeme Cremer | Zimbabwe | 113 |
| 32 | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 111 |
| 33 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 108 |
| 34 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | 106 |
| 35 | Suranga Lakmal | Sri Lanka | 106 |
| 36 | Devendra Bishoo | West Indies | 103 |
| 37 | Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | 102 |
| 38 | James Anderson | England | 102 |
| 39 | Mohammad Shami | India | 101 |
| 40 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 100 |
| 41 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 100 |
| 42 | Joe Root | England | 100 |
| 43 | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 98 |
| 44 | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 85 |
| 45 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe | 83 |
| 46 | Dean Elgar | South Africa | 78 |
| 47 | Steve Smith | Australia | 76 |
| 48 | Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | 75 |
| 49 | Umesh Yadav | India | 73 |
| 50 | Kraigg Brathwaite | West Indies | 73 |
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