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.
