The West Indies have fallen to a new low in the International Cricket Council (ICC) test rankings following their recent 2-nil series defeat to New Zealand.

The Caribbean side lost three ranking points to now be in a virtual tie in eighth with Bangladesh.

Despite winning their series against Zimbabwe 1-nil in November, the ‘Windies’ took a backward step when they were blanked by New Zealand.

They lost the first test by an innings and 67 runs in Wellington inside four days and were also defeated by 240 runs in Hamilton with a day to spare.

The ‘Windies’ have now won just four tests of their last 20 over the last two years but three of those have come over the last three months, including victories over then highly-ranked Pakistan and England.

With the series win, new Zealand has risen three points but remained fourth, one place ahead of Australia, while India maintain a healthy lead over South Africa at the top.