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ICC reveals latest Test Cricket Rankings, Pakistani players positions revealed

ICC reveals latest Test Cricket Rankings, Pakistani players positions revealed

DUBAI – The latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings updatehave been revealed Thursday.

In the batsmen’s rankings, Azhar rose one position to cement joint ninthplace on the table with New Zealand’s middle-order batsman Henry Nicholls.There is no other Pakistan cricketer in the top ten Test batsmen in theworld.

Meanwhile in the bowlers rankings, Shah is dropped down one spot to number10 on the table.

Apart from Shah, pacer Mohammad Abbas in the only other Pakistan bowler —ranked number four — among the top ten Test bowlers of the world.

Also captains Virat Kohli of India and Kane Williamson of New Zealand haveconsolidated their positions in the rankings, even as Tom Latham, AngeloMathews and Nathan Lyon have made considerable gains.