After a promising comeback defeat against England when stars studded Younus Khan reached 200 for the sixth time and Shah claiming his sixth five-wicket haul in only his 16th Test, Pakistan have now become the number one Test team for the first time since the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings were introduced in 2003.
Pakistan were named the number one side after the Test between India and the West Indies at the Port of Spain was abandoned. India are second in the rankings with 110 points, while England and Australia are in joint third place on 108 points.
Pakistan, who drew their recent Test series against England, are the fifth team to top the rankings.
The team – who have replaced India at the top – have not played a Test at home in six years for security reasons.
