Proteas’ bowler Morne Morkel and opening batsman Dean Elgar have been rewarded for their impressive performances in the third Test against Australia.

Morkel, who announced he will retire from all international cricket after the series against Australia, moved up five places in the rankings for bowlers. He picked up nine wickets in the entire Test for his best ever bowling figures of 9-110.

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Morkel, whose highest ever ranking was third, achieved in 2010, is now ranked sixth.

Elgar, who carried his bat in the first innings for the Proteas, now ranks as the eighth best batsman in the world. Aiden Markram’s 84 in the second innings saw him climb into the top 20 for the first time in his career.

Kagiso Rabada remains the world’s No 1 bowler, while the disgraced Steve Smith leads the list for the batsmen. Vernon Philander remains fifth on the list for all-rounders.

ICC Test rankings:

Batsmen
1. Steve Smith (Aus) – 938
2. Virat Kohli (Ind) – 912
3. Kane Williamson (NZ) – 878
4. Joe Root (Eng) – 870
5. David Warner (Aus) – 828
6. AB de Villiers (SA) – 819
7. C. Pujara (Ind) – 810
8. Dean Elgar (SA) – 772
9. Azhar Ali (Pak) – 755
10. Hashim Amla (SA) – 745

Bowlers
1. Kagiso Rabada (SA) – 899
2. James Anderson (Eng) – 887
3. Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) – 844
4. R. Ashwin (Ind) – 803
5. Josh Hazlewood (Aus) – 802
6. Morne Morkel (SA) – 798
7. Trent Boult (NZ) – 792
8. Neil Wagner (NZ) – 781
9. Rangana Herath (SL) – 777
9. Vernon Philander (SA) – 777

All-rounders
1. Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) – 421
2. Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) – 391
3. R. Ashwin (Ind) – 368
4. Ben Stokes (Eng) – 349
5. Vernon Philander (SA) – 336

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