Mohammad Yousuf joins Inzamam in top five by AFP

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Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq

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DateLine: 18th July 2006

 

Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and first Test double centurion Mohammad Yousuf both feature in the top five of the world's leading batsmen, according to the latest ICC rankings.

 

Inzamam climbed one place to third after twin half-centuries in the drawn Test against England while Yousuf, whose 202 was his second successive Test double hundred against the English, moved up two spots to fifth.

 

Completing a trio of Pakistan batsmen in the top 10 is Younis Khan, who missed the Lord's Test through injury. He lies seventh in the table.

 

Ricky Ponting of Australia and India's Rahul Dravid remain the world's top two batsmen.

 

Team rankings

 

1. Australia 130pts

 

2. Pakistan 120

 

3. England 113

 

4. India 111

 

5. Sri Lanka 99

 

6. South Africa 98

 

7. New Zealand 92

 

8. West Indies 72

 

9. Zimbabwe 28

 

10. Bangladesh 2

 

Batsmen

 

1. Ricky Ponting (AUS) 931pts

 

2. Rahul Dravid (IND) 882

 

3. Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) 846

 

4. Jacques Kallis (RSA) 832

 

5. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) 828

 

6. Matthew Hayden (AUS) 808

 

7. Younis Khan (PAK) 788

 

8. Mike Hussey (AUS) 780 9. Brian Lara (WIS) 732

 

10. Kevin Pietersen (ENG) 724

 

Bowlers

 

1. Muttiah Muralithaaran (SRI) 901

 

2. Makhaya Ntini (RSA) 841

 

3. Shane Warne (AUS) 813

 

4. Glenn McGrath (AUS) 811

 

5. Matthew Hoggard (ENG) 776

 

6. Andrew Flintoff (ENG) 759

 

7. Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) 743

 

8. Anil Kumble (IND) 736

 

9. Shane Bond (NZL) 720

 

10. Chaminda Vaas (SRI) 700

 

11. Corey Collymore (WIS) 700

(Article: Copyright © 2006 AFP)