Impressive gains by West Indies players after beating New Zealand by ten wickets in the second Test

West Indies’ players are on the march in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after the conclusion of the second Test in which the West Indies beat New Zealand by ten wickets to level the series 1-1 in Port-of-Spain.

While Shivnarine Chanderpaul has remained in third position after scoring 47 runs in the first innings, climbing up eight places to secure a spot just outside the top 20 is centurion Darren Bravo (109) in 21st position, while Chris Gayle has also moved up two places. He now sits in 26th spot after knocks of one and 80 not out.

Kraigg Brathwaite, who contributed 129 and an unbeaten 14, has jumped up an impressive 35 places to secure 69th position. This is the 21-year-old’s highest ranking to date. Brathwaite previously captained the West Indies in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, and ended the 2010 edition of the tournament as the second-highest run-getter, with 335 runs to his name.

Making an entry into the rankings table for the first time ever is the batsman from Jamaica, Jermaine Blackwood. Blackwood was rewarded for his 63 runs in the first innings with entering the top 100, in 67th position, with 390 ratings points.

The latest rankings contain good news for New Zealand batsmen as well. In spite of losing the Test by ten wickets, Ross Taylor has moved up a place and now occupies eighth spot on the rankings table. Tom Latham, having played his third Test, has leapfrogged 13 places to find a place just outside the top 50 at number 53. He scored 82 and 36 runs in the Port-of-Spain Test.

Meanwhile, in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Jerome Taylor made the most impressive gains, marching up 38 places to occupy 38th position in the rankings table. The 29-year-old Jamaican, who has not played Test cricket since November 2009 following hip and back injuries, returned match figures of four for 34 and two for 73.

Teammate Kemar Roach has retained 15th position with 659 ratings points. He claimed five wickets in the match for 135 runs.

Ish Sodhi, who was the most successful bowler for New Zealand withfour wickets for 96 runs, was rewarded for his efforts. He has jumped seven places to 64th.

The two sides will now face off in the third and final Test, which commences on 26 June in Bridgetown.

Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Tests (as on 21 June, after Port-of-Spain Test):

Batsmen

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) AB de Villiers SA 922 51.94 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
2 ( - ) K Sangakkara SL 891 58.55 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
3 ( - ) S.Chanderpaul WI 878 52.17 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 ( - ) Hashim Amla SA 873 51.35 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 ( - ) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
6 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 824! 48.75 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
7 ( - ) C Pujara Ind 819* 58.92 851 v SA at Durban 2013
8= ( - ) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
(+1) Ross Taylor NZ 818 46.89 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
10 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 784! 46.51 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
11 ( - ) Younus Khan Pak 759 51.38 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
12 ( - ) Steven Smith Aus 737*! 40.02 737 v SA at Cape Town 2014
13 ( - ) A Mathews SL 711 46.69 716 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
14 (+1) M Jayawardene SL 688 50.18 883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
15 (+1) Chris Rogers Aus 675* 38.14 694 v Eng at Sydney 2014
16 (+1) Ian Bell Eng 668 45.24 822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
17 (+1) Kevin Pietersen Eng 667 47.28 909 v WI at Headingley 2007
18 (-4) B McCullum NZ 663 37.23 724 v Ind at Wellington 2014
19 ( - ) Alastair Cook Eng 659 46.24 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
20 ( - ) K Williamson NZ 654! 37.46 654 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014

Selected Rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
21 (+8) Darren Bravo WI 639 44.41 709 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012
26 (+2) Chris Gayle WI 614 42.19 755 v SL at Galle 2010
38 (-1) M Samuels WI 554 34.68 672 v Zim at Bridgetown 2013
48 (+1) Denesh Ramdin WI 482! 27.52 482 v NZ at Port-of-Spain 2014
53 (+13) Tom Latham NZ 441*! 50.50 441 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014
67 (NEW) J Blackwood WI 390*! 63.00 390 v NZ at Port-of-Spain 2014
69 (+35) K Brathwaite WI 381*! 27.90 381 v NZ at Port-of-Spain 2014

Bowlers

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
1 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 898 23.01 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( - ) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 865 20.11 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
4 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 (+1) Saeed Ajmal Pak 787 27.46 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
6 (-1) Tim Southee NZ 775 30.07 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
7 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 752 30.38 838 v NZ at Colombo (PSS) 2012
8 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 744 28.50 808 v WI at Mumbai 2013
9 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 733 29.37 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
10 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 730 30.26 783 v WI at Lord's 2012
11 (-2) Trent Boult NZ 729* 27.66 767 v Ind at Wellington 2014
12 ( - ) Pragyan Ojha Ind 726 30.26 773 v Eng at Kolkata 2012
13 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 722 30.40 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
14 ( - ) Abdur Rehman Pak 705* 27.75 739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
15 ( - ) Kemar Roach WI 659* 28.13 712 v NZ at Kingston 2012
16 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 637 30.97 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
17 (+1) Junaid Khan Pak 623*! 29.07 623 v SL at Sharjah 2014
18 (-1) Shane Shillingford WI 619* 32.64 652 v NZ at Dunedin 2013
19 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 613 33.36 680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
20 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 607 32.99 648 v Eng at Melbourne 2013

Selected Rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Ave HS Rating
28 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 494* 35.00 505 v Ind at Auckland 2014
38 (+38) Jerome Taylor WI 376* 33.64 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
53 (-1) Corey Anderson NZ 271* 30.54 377 v WI at Hamilton 2013
59= (+2) Kane Williamson NZ 243* 39.54 291 v Eng at Headingley 2013
64 (+7) Ish Sodhi NZ 225*! 46.57 225 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014
105 (+5) Jimmy Neesham NZ 23*! 89.00 23 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2014

All-rounders

Rank (+/-) Player Team Points Highest Ranking
1 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 376*/ ! 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
2 ( - ) R Ashwin Ind 373*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
3 ( - ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 364 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
4 ( - ) Stuart Broad Eng 295 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( - ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009

* indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
! indicates career-highest rating

Notes to Editors:

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