Pakistan batting's mainstay Younis Khan has charged up the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his double-century set-up an innings and 184-run victory for Pakistan in the first Test against Bangladesh.
---- Hafeez, Asad and Rehman make upward movements
According to ranking released by ICC on Tuesday, the 34-year-old, whose triple-century against Sri Lanka at Karachi in February 2009 had put him in number-one position, has moved up 11 places to claim fifth position behind Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa's Jacques Kallis and England duo, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell.
Muhammad Hafeez and Asad Shafiq, who also scored centuries in the Chittagong Test, have also made upward movements. Hafeez has gained 12 places and is now in 47th position, while Asad has moved up 20 places to claim 63rd spot. Bangladesh's Nazimuddin, who scored 31 and 78 on his debut, has entered in 64th position.
Spinners Abdur Rehman and Elias Sunny have improved their rankings after good performances in the Chittagong Test. Abdur Rehman, who had figures of 3-9 and 4-88, has jumped 13 places to 22nd position while Sunny, who took 3-123 in Pakistan's only innings, has jumped 14 places to 53rd spot. New Zealand's fast bowler Doug Bracewell's stellar performance in the Blackcaps' sensational seven-run victory in the Hobart Test has lifted him 50 places to 39th position.
The 21-year-old Bracewell had figures of 3-20 and 6-40 which turned out to be the cornerstone of New Zealand's first Test victory in Australia in 26 years. The bowlers' list is headed by South Africa's Dale Steyn with England's James Anderson second and Morne Morkel of South Africa third.