KARACHI: Pakistan jumped to third spot in ICC Test team rankings after benefiting from the annual update on Tuesday.

One point ahead of Pakistan are their arch-rivals India while Australia have opened up a six-point gap at the top of the standings.

The results from 2012-13 season are no longer included in the calculations, meaning Pakistan’s 0-3 whitewash to South Africa is not taken into account. Results from the series in 2014-15, meanwhile, are weighted at 50 per cent.

The annual Test update has seen South Africa drop from third to sixth after conceding 17 points.

The update has also affected the West Indies, who have retained eighth place but have seen their points drop from 76 to 65. It also means that the gap between the West Indies and ninth-ranked Bangladesh has been slashed from 29 to eight points.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2016