West Indies captain Brian Lara has reclaimed the top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Test ratings after his outstanding batting in the 1-0 home series win over Sri Lanka.
Lara takes over from Australia's Matthew Hayden.
Top 10 batsmen
1. Brian Lara (West Indies) 887 (Av: 51.55)
2. Matthew Hayden (Australia) 859 (Av: 52.65)
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) 849 (Av: 51.47)
4. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 843 (Av: 57.58)
5. Michael Vaughan (England) 839 (Av: 49.39)
6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 820 (Av: 50.40)
7. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 814 (Av: 59.12)
8. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 793 (Av: 48.92)
9. Rahul Dravid (India) 789 (Av: 53.46)
10. Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 778 (Av: 43.76)
Top 10 bowlers
1. Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 873 (Av: 20.47)
2. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 861 (Av: 23.55)
3. Glenn McGrath (Australia) 861 (Av: 21.68)
4. Harbhajan Singh (India) 746 (Av: 26.59)
5. Jason Gillespie (Australia) 723 (Av: 25.56)
6. Andrew Caddick (England) 705 (Av: 29.91)
7. Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 692 (Av: 28.39)
8. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) 691 (Av: 27.18)
9. Anil Kumble (India) 688 (Av: 28.00)
10. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 682 (Av: 28.60)
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