Lara Begins 2002 as Top Dog
Tue, Jan 1, '02
At the end of a year in which his greatness finally re-emerged,
Brian Lara tops the Pricewaterhouse Coopers batting rankings and is
close to his highest-ever rating.
Lara has 905 points, 20 ahead of Andy Flower and just 12 short of
his zenith, which came after his one-man show against Australia in
1998-99.
1 Brian Lara (WI) 905
2 Andy Flower (Zim) 885
3 Sachin Tendulkar (India) 880
4 Jacques Kallis (SA) 822
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 818
6 Steve Waugh (Aust) 814
7 Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 798
8 Matthew Hayden (Aust) 796
9 Adam Gilchrist (Aust) 785
10 Damien Martyn (Aust) 740
Bowling
1 Glenn McGrath (Aust) 907
2 Shaun Pollock (SA) 903
3 Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) 898
4 Allan Donald (SA) 770
5 Darren Gough (Eng) 724
6 Chris Cairns (NZ) 699
7 Jason Gillespie (Aust) 697
8 Shane Warne (Aust) 694
9 = Waqar Younis (Pak) 686
9= Chaminda Vaas (SL) 686
SOURCE: Wisden
Online.