CEAT Rankings: Sanath Jayasuriya well ahead (15 Dec 1997)

Monday 15, December 1997

CEAT Rankings: Sanath Jayasuriya well ahead

Daily News

Sri Lankan master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya continues to take a commanding lead in the latest CEAT International cricketer of the year standings issued after his team's three-Test series against India. Jayasuriya has gained a total of 99 points and is just one point short of his ever increasing collection of centuries.

Following Jayasuriya in the second place is his vice captain Aravinda de Silva with 62 points. Indian Saurav Ganguly who was adjudged the man of the series in their home Tests against Sri Lanka, has climbed up to third place with 58 points. These rankings to the local media were released by R.S.Hartley & Company.

In the fourth spot of the CEAT International cricketer of the year ratings is Pakistan off spinner Saqlin Mushtaq (55 points) who too had a productive season in the three-Test home series against the West Indies where Pakistan had a 3-0 whitewash with Mushtaq bagging nine wickets in the final Test in Karachi.

Former Indian captain Mohammed Azharuddin is placed fifth (48 points), followed by Glen McGrath (46 - Australia), Muttiah Muralitharan (46 - Sri Lanka), Sachin tendulkar (45 - India), Shane Warne (43 - Australia) and Ijaz Ahmed (38 - Pakistan). Tendulkar has gone down to the eighth place from his original No.3 spot after a dismal show with the bat before regaining his form with a fluent century in the last Test against Sri Lanka. (D.W.)

Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)