DUBAI: Pakistan have narrowed the gap with the top-four sides in the ICC Test rankings after inflicting a humiliating 3-0 a whitewash on world number one England although they remained stationed at number five in the table.
Pakistan had entered the series in fifth position on 99 ratings points and moved to 108 points and within striking distance of the top four for the first time since 2007.
Misbah-ul-Haq's men are now just three ratings points behind India and Australia, and nine ratings points behind number-two ranked South Africa.
England, in contrast, has retained its number-one ranking which it has held since beating India in England last summer.
Nevertheless, Andrew Strauss's side has plummeted from 125 ratings points to 118 ratings points to lead second-ranked South Africa by just one ratings point.
