August 31 (CRICKETNMORE) - Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope have attained career-best positions in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings after their splendid performances in Leeds which helped West Indies indies complete a series-levelling win against England.
The Barbados pair, which orchestrated a 322-run chase for an unforgettable five-wicket victory, gained massively in the latest rankings that also takes into account the opening Test in Dhaka which saw Bangladesh pull off a 20-run win over Australia on Wednesday.
Opener Brathwaite has risen 14 slots to 16th position 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.
Warner returns to top 10 after fighting century against Bangladesh. For England, Ben Stokes’s first-innings century has seen him move up two positions to 23rd place among batsmen while Chris Woakes has gained 10 slots to reach 74th position.
Top 10 Batsmen ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 August)
Top 10 Batsmen ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 August)
Rank (+/-) Player (Team) - Points
1 ( - ) Steve Smith (Aus) - 938
2 ( - ) Joe Root (Eng) - 902
3 ( - ) K.Williamson (NZ) - 880
4 ( - ) C. Pujara (Ind) - 876
5 ( - ) Virat Kohli (Ind) - 806
6 (+5) David Warner (Aus) - 779
7 ( - ) Azhar Ali (Pak) - 769
8 (-2) Alastair Cook (Eng) - 765
9 (-1) Hashim Amla (SA) - 764
10 (-1) Lokesh Rahul (Ind) - 761
Other selected rankings
14 (+6) Tamim Iqbal (Ban) - 709
16 (+14) K. Brathwaite (WI) - 701
23= (+2) Ben Stokes (Eng) - 643
42 (+60) Shai Hope (WI) - 549
57 (+4) Jason Holder (WI) - 469
74 (+10) Chris Woakes (Eng) - 387
ICC Media Release