West Indies players fall in ICC Test rankings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — There is no West Indies batsman in the top 50 of the ICC’s Test batting rankings, following their disappointing performances in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand.
Shai Hope, who was the lone Windies player previously ranked in the top 50, has fallen 11 places to 60th and is the highest-ranked batsman from the regional team in the most recent ICC rankings.
Hope, who battled an eye infection in the drawn second Test and food poisoning in the third and final Test, slipped out of the top 50 despite a decent series that saw him score 255 runs at an average of 42.50.
Justin Greaves, the regional team’s highest scorer in the series with 283 runs at an average of 56.60, fell one spot to 62nd in the rankings despite his unbeaten double-century in the second Test.
Former West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who last featured for the West Indies in July against Australia, is the next-highest batter at 65th.
The biggest improvements on the list for the Windies were Kavem Hodge and Brandon King.
Hodge, who scored an unbeaten 123 in the first innings of the third Test, leapt 11 spots to 66th, while King, who replaced injured opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul and scored half-centuries in both innings of the third Test, jumped 27 places and now sits in 73rd position.
John Campbell (75th), Alick Athanaze (76th), Joshua Da Silva (83rd), Chanderpaul (99th) and Captain Roston Chase (100th), are the other West Indians on the list.
In the bowling rankings, veteran pacer Kemar Roach, who had climbed to 18th after his impressive performance in the opening Test, dropped two spots to 20th — one ahead of the injured Shamar Joseph who did not take part in the series.
Jayden Seales slipped one spot to 25th while the inactive Alzarri Joseph and spinner Jomel Warrican maintained their rankings at 31st and 32nd, respectively.
Gudakesh Motie did not move from 65th, while Chase dropped nine spots to 67th.
Greaves was the lone West Indies bowler to rise in the rankings, moving up 12 spots to 80th.
