Shakib back on top
Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the top of the ICC Test all-rounders' table in the latest ICC Test player rankings, with South Africa great Jacques Kallis slipping to second position.
Shakib had earlier been displaced from the top spot -- having reigned as the top Test all-rounder for seven months -- after the first Test between England and South Africa which ended on July 23. In that match which South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs, Kallis scored 182 and took two wickets, a performance that elevated him to the top spot. Over the next two Tests Kallis scored only eighty runs and took two further wickets, which contributed to him slipping down to number two. Shakib hadn't played any Test cricket over the period.
The latest rankings have Shakib in number one spot with 404 points and Kallis in second place with 390 points. Shakib is also the number one all-rounder in ODIs with 447 points, trailed by Shane Watson with 412 points. He occupies eighth position in the all-rounders' list in Twenty20 Internationals.
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