Dubai (Web Desk): Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Lokesh Rahul have attained career-high positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after figuring in an important partnership that helped India defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs to complete a 3-0 rout of the home side.
Pakistan stand sixth in the Team rankings.
The Test team rankings, unlike the ODI and T20I rankings, are updated after the end of the series.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 15 August, after the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India in Pallekele)
Top 10 batsmen
1 Steve Smith (Aus) – 941 points
2 Joe Root (Eng) – 891
3 Kane Williamson (NZ) – 880
4 Cheteshwar Pujara (India) – 876
5 Virat Kohli (India) – 806
6 Jonny Bairstow (Eng) – 772
7 Azhar Ali (Pak) – 769
8 Hashim Amla (SA) – 764
9 KL Rahul (India) – 761
10 Ajinkya Rahane (Ind) – 760
Top 10 bowlers
1 Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) – 884 points
2 Jimmy Anderson (Eng) – 860
3 Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) – 852
4 Josh Hazlewood (Aus) – 826
5 Rangana Herath (SL) – 809
6 Kagiso Rabada (SA) – 785
7 Stuart Broad (Eng) – 775
8 Dale Steyn (SA) – 763
9 Vernon Philander (SA) – 751
10 Neil Wagner (NZ) – 745
Top five all-rounders
1. Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) – 431
2. Ravi Jadeja (Ind) – 430
3. Ravi Ashwin (Ind) – 422
4. Moeen Ali (Eng) – 409
5. Ben Stokes (Eng) – 360
Top 10 Teams
1. India – 125 (+2)
2. South Africa – 110
3. England – 105
4. Australia – 100
5. New Zealand – 97
6. Pakistan – 93
7. Sri Lanka – 90 (-1)
8. West Indies – 75
9. Bangladesh – 69
10. Zimbabwe – 00
