adminplayers now head the ICC Test Player Rankings tables for batting, bowling and all rounders, after the side’s 211 run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Johannesburg on Monday.
Amla has taken over the Number 1 position in the rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in his career, after entering the Johannesburg Test trailing Australia captain Michael Clarke by just one ratings point.
He has moved to top spot after knocks of 37 and 74 not out, and now sits on 895 ratings points, his career-best rating.
Amla, who was short-listed for the ICC Cricketer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012, now heads both the test and ODI batting tables.
He is the first man to do so since former Australia captain Ricky Ponting in December 2007.
Reacting to his Number 1 test ranking, Amla said: “I am surprised and happy with my position as the No. 1 ranked Test batsman, however I’m also mindful that rankings change quite regularly.
Others to make upward movements in the batting rankings are Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq, who is 28th (up by four), and Faf du Plessis, of South Africa, at 34th (up by four). – Supersport.com.
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