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.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Top 10 Batsmen ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 August)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Top 10 Batsmen ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 August)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rank    (+\/-)   Player (Team) - Points   <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   1 ( - ) Steve Smith (Aus) - 938 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   2 ( - ) Joe Root (Eng) - 902 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   3 ( - ) K.Williamson (NZ) - 880 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   4 ( - ) C. Pujara (Ind) - 876 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   5 ( - ) Virat Kohli (Ind) - 806 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   6 (+5) David Warner (Aus) - 779 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   7 ( - ) Azhar Ali (Pak) - 769 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   8 (-2) Alastair Cook (Eng) - 765 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
   9 (-1) Hashim Amla (SA) - 764 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
  10 (-1) Lokesh Rahul (Ind) - 761 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Other selected rankings<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
14 (+6) Tamim Iqbal (Ban) - 709<\/p>\r\n\r\n
16 (+14) K. Brathwaite (WI) - 701<\/p>\r\n\r\n
23= (+2) Ben Stokes (Eng) - 643<\/p>\r\n\r\n
42 (+60) Shai Hope (WI) - 549<\/p>\r\n\r\n
57 (+4) Jason Holder (WI) - 469 <\/p>\r\n\r\n
74 (+10) Chris Woakes (Eng) - 387<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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