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| December 5, 2005 | Monday | Ziqa’ad 2, 1426 |
Pakistan fourth in Test rankings
LAHORE, Dec 4: Pakistan have jumped three places to occupy the fourth position in the latest ICC’s Test rankings following their series triumph over England.
Pakistan, who won a three-Test series 2-0 against England on Saturday, are now behind Australia, England and India. They were seventh before the series.
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq was a pleased man on Sunday.
“It is good to get promoted in the world rankings. It is satisfying to know that our hard work against England has lifted us,” Inzamam said.
“We were not happy with our previous seventh position. But in the last three series against India, Sri Lanka and England we have been gradually improving and this is all due to a total team effort.”
Fourth position is Pakistan’s best for Pakistan in more than 18 months after they went without a series win since January 2004.
“The Test series win over England is something we have been waiting for a long time. I think the players deserve all the credit but our job is still not finished. We now have to carry our form into the one-day series also,” Inzamam said.
Latest ICC Test rankings
Ranking Team Points
1. Australia 128
2. England 113
3. India 112
4. Pakistan 103
5. South Africa 100
6. New Zealand 100
7. Sri Lanka 99
8. West Indies 73
9. Zimbabwe 27
10. Bangladesh 5
—Agencies
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