Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope have attained career-best positions on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after their splendid performances in the second Test at Headingly helped the West Indies complete a series-levelling win against England.
The Barbadian pair, who orchestrated a 322-run chase for the stunning five-wicket victory, gained massively in the latest rankings that also takes into account the opening test in Dhaka which saw Bangladesh beating Australia by 20 runs on Wednesday.
Opener Brathwaite has risen 14 slots to 16th after his innings of 134 and 95 in the second Test of the three-match series while Hope’s knocks of 147 and 118 not out, the first pair of centuries in any first-class game at Headingley, have helped him secure a massive gain of 60 places to reach 42nd position.
For Bangladesh, opener Tamim Iqbal’s two innings of 71 and 78 have lifted him six places to a career-best 14th position, while star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three slots to a career-best 14th position among bowlers after his match haul of 10 for 153 at Mirpur.
Darren Bravo (34) and Jermaine Blackwood (38) are the only other West Indians inside the top 50 of the rankings that are led by Steve Smith of Australia.
Joe Root, Kane Williamson, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli round out the top 5.
Windies captain Jason Holder has gained in both batting (up four places to 57th) and bowling (up two places to 37th) rankings while pace bowler Shannon Gabriel has gained two slots to reach 18th position after taking six wickets in the match.
The list of West Indians in the top 50 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers is completed by Devendra Bishoo (27) and Kemar Roach (28).
India’s Ravindra Jadeja leads the rankings ahead of James Anderson, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rangana Herath and Josh Hazlewood.