West Indies opening  batsman   Kraigg Brathwaite has made  his  way  into  the  top  20  of the ICC batting rankings.

The  Barbadian  has  climbed  one  place  according  to  the  latest  release  of  the  rankings following   an average two-match series against Zimbabwe earlier this month where he scored 121 runs from three innings at an average of 40.

Braithwaite  who  is  currently in new Zealand with the ‘Windies  squad  ahead  of  their  upcoming  two  test  series   is the only west indies batsman in the top 20 with the next best being in-form right-hander Shai Hope who is  at  25.

Meanwhile fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, remains 20th in the bowling rankings, following the series in Zimbabwe where he picked up five wickets

He   is the highest ranked West Indies bowler, with leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo ranked   23rd and Kemar Roach 24th.

Australian Steve Smith leads an unchanged top four in the batting rankings while Englishman jimmy Anderson remains top of the bowling charts.