Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has moved into the top 20 of the ICC World bowling rankings, following his strong performance in the drawn second Test against Zimbabwe which ended Thursday.
The right-armer jumped five spots to a career-best 18th to become the only West Indies player in the top 20 and the highest ranked from the region.
Gabriel bowled with impressive pace to snare four wickets on an unresponsive Queens Sports Club pitch, as West Indies were frustrated by Zimbabwe in their attempts to pull off a clean sweep of the two-Test series. He finished the series with five wickets after picking up just one in the first Test which West Indies won by 117 runs at the same venue.
Pacer Shannon Gabriel … now the highest-ranked West Indies bowler.
Gabriel, who climbed to 18th earlier this year, has emerged as the spearhead of the Windies attack of late and now has 76 wickets from 30 Tests. New ball partner, Kemar Roach, also enjoyed movement up the rankings, rising four places to 23rd after claiming five wickets in the match. He ended with eight wickets in the series and has now taken 19 wickets in five matches since his return to the Test arena last August, following a near two-year absence.
Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo slipped one place to 22nd after getting four wickets in the second Test.
The top ten in the bowling rankings, headed by England’s Jimmy Anderson, remained unchanged.
Meanwhile, West Indies wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich jumped 17 places following his 103 in the earlier this week which represented his maiden Test hundred. The innings helped the 26-year-old Barbadian rise to 83rd in the batting rankings.
Captain Jason Holder, with whom Dowrich shared a West Indies record eighth wicket stand of 212 in the second Test, rose five places to 57th following his 110 – his second Test hundred.
Opener Kieran Powell, who struck 90 in the game, is now 63rd after climbing five spots but fellow opener Kraigg Brathwaite, previously the only West Indies batsman in the top 20, fell three places to 21 after scoring just 32 in the Caribbean side’s only innings.
Australian Steve Smith leads an unchanged top 10.
Rank Team Points
1 India 125
2 South Africa 111
3 England 105
4 New Zealand 97
5 Australia 97
6 Sri Lanka 94
7 Pakistan 88
8 Windies 75
9 Bangladesh 72
10 Zimbabwe 02 (+2)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 (-) Steve Smith Aus 936 59.66 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
2 (-) Joe Root Eng 889 53.76 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
3 (-) K. Williamson NZ 880 51.16 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 (-) C. Pujara Ind 876 52.65 888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
5 (-) David Warner Aus 807 47.94 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 (-) Virat Kohli Ind 806 49.55 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
7 (-) Hashim Amla SA 795 49.87 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
8 (-) Lokesh Rahul Ind 761*! 46.27 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
9 (-) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 760 47.61 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
10 (-) Azhar Ali Pak 755 46.62 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 (-) J. Anderson Eng 896! 27.39 896 v Win at Lord’s 2017
2 (-) R. Jadeja Ind 884 23.60 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
3 (-) K. Rabada SA 876! 22.71 876 v Ban at Bloemfontein 2017
4 (-) R. Ashwin Ind 852 25.26 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
5 (-) R. Herath SL 833 27.82 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
6 (-) J. Hazlewood Aus 794 25.75 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
7 (-) Nathan Lyon Aus 752! 31.83 752 v Ban at Chittagong 2017
8 (-) Dale Steyn SA 748 22.30 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
9 (-) Neil Wagner NZ 745 28.90 767 v SA at Dunedin 2017
10 (-) Stuart Broad Eng 737 28.81 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
