Jason Holder moves up to 2nd spot in ICC Test rankings after Eng vs WI 1st Test

ICC Test rankings after Eng vs WI 1st Test

Dubai: Jason Holder has reached the career-best rankings in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings of Test bowlers thanks to his brilliant performance while leading his team during the win against England at Southampton. He also scored the best rating points by any West Indies bowler in the last 20 years.

Holder, who took 7 wickets in the match including 6 for 42 in the first innings, has achieved a career-best 862 rating points, which is the highest rating by a West Indies bowler since Courtney Walsh's 866 points in August 2000. Indian cricketers, who have not been on the field since March due to Corona virus epidemic, have retained their place in the top 10 in the rankings of batsmen and bowlers.

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Captain Virat Kohli retained the second spot in the batsmen rankings after Steve Smith, while Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are at 7th and 9th position respectively. Jasprit Bumrah is the top 10 only Indian in the list of bowlers with 7th place. Holder continues to be ranked 35th in the batsmen's rankings after the first Test and topped the all-rounders' list with a career-best 485 points.

Second-placed England's Ben Stokes has also achieved a career-best 431 rating points. In the absence of Joe Root, England's Stokes rose to a career-best 9th position in the batting rankings after scoring 43 and 46 runs in the Rose Bowl, which he achieved in November last year.

Thanks to 6 wickets in the match, Stokes has gained 3 places to 23rd position in the bowling list. Left-handed opener Rory Burns managed to make it to the top 30 for the first time after innings of 30 and 42 runs, while Jack Crowley, who scored 86 in the match, made it to the top 100.

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Shannon Gabriel, who became 'man of the match' by taking 9 wickets in the match, moved up one place to 18th position. He gained 46 points to take him 4 points ahead of Ravindra Jadeja (722). Jermaine Blackwood, who played a key role in the West Indies' win by 95 in the second innings, moved up 14 places to 58, while Shane Dowrich's career. Is ranked 37th best. Daurich played innings of 61 and 20 runs.