West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has returned to the top three of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen following a stellar performance against Bangladesh in the second Test in St Lucia, which finished on Tuesday. The West Indies won the Test by 296 runs to win the series 2-0.
Chanderpaul scored 84 not out and 101 not out, his 30th career century, to end the series as the second highest run-getter with 270 runs. For his achievement in the St Lucia Test, he was rewarded with a jump of two places that has helped him leapfrog David Warner of Australia and Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka into third position.
The batting table is headed by Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, who leads South Africa’s AB de Villiers by 27 ratings points.
There were positive advancements for a couple of Bangladesh batsmen.
Opener Tamim Iqbal, who scored 48 and 64, has vaulted seven places to 37th position, while his team-mate, Mahmudullah, has soared nine places to 71st position following his half-century in the first innings.
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, West Indies’ fast bowler Kemar Roach has gained one more place following his six wickets in the second Test and is now on a career-high ninth position.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn, who picked up five for 72 in the second innings, has moved up three places to a career-best 21st spot, while Jerome Taylor is the biggest mover in the latest rankings – gaining 12 places to claim 40th position.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin continues to lead the way in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for All-rounders.
No movements in Test rankings
There is no change in the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings Table, which is headed by South Africa. However, the 2-0 series win has given the West Indies one ratings point, which has moved it to 75 ratings points, while Bangladesh has dropped two points to slip to 19 ratings points.
Test cricket resumes next month when Pakistan and Australia go head to head in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bangladesh hosts Zimbabwe.
Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings table (as on 17 September, after the West Indies v Bangladesh series)
Rank Team Rating
1 South Africa 124
2 Australia 123
3 England 104
4 Sri Lanka 101
5 India 96
6 Pakistan 96
7 New Zealand 93
8 West Indies 75
9 Zimbabwe 39
10 Bangladesh 19
Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Tests (as on 17 September, after the West Indies v Bangladesh series):
Batsmen
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) K. Sangakkara SL 915 58.76 938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
2 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 888 51.02 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
3 (+2) S.Chanderpaul WI 887 53.10 901 v NZ at Napier 2008
4 (-1) Angelo Mathews SL 873! 52.65 873 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (-1) David Warner Aus 871! 46.54 871 v SA at Cape Town 2014
6 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 863 51.32 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
7 ( – ) Michael Clarke Aus 818 51.50 900 v SL at Melbourne 2012
8 ( – ) Ross Taylor NZ 795 46.43 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013
9 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 789! 50.94 789 v Ind at The Oval 2014
10 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 762 46.92 824 v SL at Sharjah 2014
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
26= (-4) Darren Bravo WI 611 43.60 709 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012
33 (-3) Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 571 33.60 598 v WI at Kingstown 2014
36 ( – ) Mominul Haque Ban 567* 62.64 584 v NZ at Mirpur 2013
37 (+7) Tamim Iqbal Ban 565 36.89 707 v Eng at Old Trafford 2010
46 (+2) Kraigg Brathwaite WI 514*! 38.24 514 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
53 (-2) Denesh Ramdin WI 465 27.17 493 v NZ at Bridgetown 2014
58= (-6) Nasir Hossain Ban 440* 36.84 550 v NZ at Chittagong 2013
71= (+9) Mahmudullah Ban 387* 28.36 445 v NZ at Hamilton 2010
Bowlers
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 907 22.56 908 v Pak at Johannesburg 2013
2 ( – ) Ryan Harris Aus 870! 22.56 870 v SA at Cape Town 2014
3 ( – ) Rangana Herath SL 851! 29.06 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
4 ( – ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 844! 27.42 844 v SA at Cape Town 2014
5 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 806 29.72 813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
6 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 785 21.57 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
7 ( – ) Tim Southee NZ 783 29.83 799 v WI at Kingston 2014
8 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 774 29.90 783 v WI at Lord’s 2012
9 (+1) Kemar Roach WI 768! 25.98 768 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
10 (-1) Saeed Ajmal Pak 762 28.10 855 v Zim at Harare 2013
Selected Rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
21 (+3) Sulieman Benn WI 574*! 35.60 574 v Ban at St Lucia 2014
40 (+12) Jerome Taylor WI 371* 33.94 717 v Eng at Kingston 2009
60 ( – ) Shannon Gabriel WI 271* 34.63 360 v Zim at Dominica 2013
62 (+3) Mahmudullah Ban 266* 46.91 381 v WI at St George’s 2009
63 ( – ) Robiul Islam Ban 252* 39.68 321 v Zim at Harare 2013
94= ( – )(RE) Shafiul Islam Ban 123*! 62.81 123 v WI at St Lucia 2014
106 (+10) Al-Amin Hossain Ban 71*! 73.00 71 v WI at St Lucia 2014
All-rounders
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 357*/ 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 (-1) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 350 404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
3 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 348*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
4 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 296 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
5 ( – ) Mitchell Johnson Aus 280 384 v Eng at Cardiff 2009
Selected ranking
*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
