2007 in Test cricket

8226; Sri Lanka who finished second last year, came third in this year8217;s rating with a success rate of 62.50. They have won four, lost two and drawn two in eight Test matches played in 2007

8226; New Zealand slumped to ninth position this year. They finished fourth last year with a success percentage of 50.00

8226; Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble shared the top spot among the bowlers. They took 49 wickets each. Muralitharan took these wickets at 22.30 in eight matches while Kumble got 49 at 29.40 in 10 matches

8226; No bowler crossed the 50-wicket mark this year

8226; South African Jacques Kallis topped the batting in 2007 with 1210 runs in nine matches at an average of 86.42 with five centuries and six fifties

8226; 65 centuries were scored in 31 Tests. Kallis and Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene scored five each while Sri Lankan Kumara Sangakkara and England8217;s Kevin Pietersen four apiece

8226; India8217;s Sourav Ganguly made the highest individual score in the year by scoring 239 off 361 balls against Pakistan in Bangalore