LONDON: Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar is world’s number three batsman while all-rounder Kapil Dev is at number five in bowling ratings after the recent Ashes series Pakistan’s Javed Miandad and New Zealand paceman Richard Hadlee still continue to be the world’s number one batsman and bowler.
Batting: 1. Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 903 pts, 2. Richie Richardson (West Indies) 891, 3. Dilip Vengsakar (India) 760, 4. Viy Richards (W. Indies) 758, 5. Martin ‘Crowe (New Zealand), 6. Allan Border (Australia), 7. Mark Taylor (Australia) 757, Robin Smith (England) 746, 9. Desmond Haynes (W. Indies) 745, 10. Steve Waugh (Australia) 695.
Bowling; 1. Richard Hadlee (New Zea~ land) 900, 2. Malcolm Marshall (W. Indies) 883, 3, Imran Khan (Pakistan) 815,4. Terry Alderman (Australia) 694, 5. Kapil Dev (India 656,6. Geoff Lawson (Australia) 647, 7. Courtney Walsh (W. Indies) 636, 8, Arshad Ayub (India) 625,9. Curtly ‘Ambrose (W. Indies) 619, 10. Bruce Reid (Australia) 603.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 22, 1989
