from bbcsport August 27, 2002 (thanks Jenny)
London - South African captain, Shaun Pollock has been ranked as one of the top
three bowlers in the world. Pollock is placed at number three in the latest
PricewaterhouseCoopers world Test bowling rankings.
SA Batsmen Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs occupy seventh and ninth place respectively
in the batting rankings.
Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 193 to help India crush England by an innings and 46 runs in the
third Test in Leeds which ended on Monday, has climbed three places to second in the
latest world Test batting rankings.
Tendulkar's team-mate Anil Kumble has risen to sixth in the bowling rankings, his highest
placing for nearly three years, after the leg-spinner picked up seven wickets in the Leeds
victory.
England paceman Matthew Hoggard has dropped two places to eighth.
Latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Test ratings:
Top 10 batsmen
Team Points Average
1. Adam Gilchrist Australia 881 60.00
2. Sachin Tendulkar India 863 57.99
3. Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan 852 49.40
4. Brian Lara West Indies 837 49.49
5. Matthew Hayden Australia 836 49.04
6. Jacques Kallis South Africa 783 47.27
7. Mahele Jayawardene Sri Lanka 780 48.89
8. Andy Flower Zimbabwe 776 52.30
9. Herschelle Gibbs South Africa 764 40.49
10. Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 751 49.05
Top 10 bowlers
1. Glenn McGrath Australia 908 21.91
2. Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 899 23.32
3. Shaun Pollock South Africa 874 20.72
4. Shane Warne Australia 764 26.52
5. Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 710 28.52
6. Anil Kumble India 703 27.87
7. Waqar Younis Pakistan 695 22.98
8. Matthew Hoggard England 670 30.32
9. Chris Cairns New Zealand 667 28.80
10. Darren Gough England 661 27.57
Jason Gillespie Australia 661 26.05