Smith tops ICC player rankings

The Australian batsman now sits on 913 points, which has given him the 24th spot on the list of best Test ratings ever.

June 15, 2015 11:39 pm | Updated April 03, 2016 03:35 am IST - Dubai

Australian batsman Steven Smith has topped the ICC player rankings following his stellar display in the Kingston Test, becoming the second youngest No.1 batsman after Sachin Tendulkar.

He gained 49 points from his efforts in Jamaica, which means he has also broken the 900-point barrier for the first time in his career. He now sits on 913 points, which has given him the 24th spot on the list of best Test ratings ever.

Smith has leapfrogged Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and South African duo of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla in the latest rankings.

However, Sangakkara will have a chance to reclaim his No.1 ranking when he features in the series against Pakistan, which starts in Galle on Wednesday.

Shikhar Dhawan and M. Vijay achieved career-best positions but skipper Virat Kohli dropped out of the top-10 after the drawn one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah.

Vijay has moved up three places to 20th, while Dhawan has vaulted 15 places to 45th. However, Kohli has slipped a rung to 11th.

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