Devendra Bishoo becomes Windies' highest-ranked Test bowler
Bishoo becomes Windies’ highest-ranked bowler; Cremer, Masakadza and Williams also on the charge.
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Shai Hope and Roston Chase have continued to head in the right direction in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after wrist-spinner Devendra Bishoo spun the Windies to a 117-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first Test in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Hope scored 90 not out and 44, while Chase contributed 31 and 95 as the Windies scored 219 and 373. For this performance, Hope has been rewarded with a jump of seven places that has put him in a career-high 24th place, while Chase has gained four places and now sits in 37th spot.
23-year-old Hope has recently been one of the most impressive and consistent batsmen on the international cricket circuit. He had started the three-Test series against England in 99th rank and ended in 30th place.
With the form he is in, Hope has an outstanding chance to finish the Zimbabwe tour inside the top 20 as he trails 20th-ranked Usman Khawaja of Australia by just eight points.
18th-ranked Kraigg Brathwaite remains the Windies’ highest-ranked batsman, though his lead over Hope has been trimmed to just 14 points.
The host side was mesmerised by Bishoo, who won the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year award in 2011. The 31-year-old from Guyana returned figures of five for 79 and four for 105 to not only walk away with the player of the match award but also collect 62 ranking points on the way, which have helped him lift from 28th place to a career-best 21st position.
Bishoo is now the Windies’ highest-ranked bowler, moving four places ahead of fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who has slipped from 21st to 25th. Bishoo is now only eight points shy of leapfrogging England’s Moeen Ali to enter the top 20 for the first time in his career.
Chase and Bishoo have also improved their rankings in the all-rounders’ category. Chase is now 16th after rising two places, while Bishoo is 21st after lifting eight places.
Zimbabwe players have something to cheer for
Zimbabwe Captain Graeme Cremer, who took four for 64 and four for 114, has vaulted 12 places to occupy 45th position in the latest bowlers’ rankings, while Sean Williams, who bagged three for 20 and three for 91, has rocketed 19 places to share 70th position with Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara.
In the batting table, opener Hamilton Masakadza, who scored 42 and 57, has risen seven places to 49th, while Brendan Taylor, who scored 1 and 73, has returned to the rankings in 37th position alongside Chase.
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 25 October, after the first Test between Zimbabwe and the Windies):
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Steve Smith Aus 936 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017
2 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 889 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
3 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 880 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( – ) C. Pujara Ind 876 888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
5 ( – ) David Warner Aus 807 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
6 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 806 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017
7 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 795 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
8 ( – ) Lokesh Rahul Ind 761*! 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017
9 ( – ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 760 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
10 ( – ) Azhar Ali Pak 755 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
18 ( – ) K. Brathwaite Win 667 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017
24 (+7) Shai Hope Win 653*! 653 v Zim at Bulawayo 2017
37= (RE) Brendan Taylor Zim 584* 684 v Ban at Mirpur 2014
37 (+4) Roston Chase Win 584* 626 v Pak at Dominica 2017
45 (-2) Craig Ervine Zim 534* 536 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
49 (+7) H. Masakadza Zim 508* 559 v Ban at Chittagong 2014
51 (-9) J. Blackwood Win 499 575 v Eng at Barbados 2015
56 (-6) Sikandar Raza Zim 477* 497 v SL at Colombo (RPS) 2017
62 (-4) Jason Holder Win 446 486 v Pak at Dominica 2017
68 ( – ) Kieran Powell Win 430 468 v Ban at Mirpur 2012
93 (-13) Sean Williams Zim 347* 390 v SL at Harare 2016
100 (-8) Shane Dowrich Win 333* 447 v Pak at Jamaica 2017
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) James Anderson Eng 896! 896 v Win at Lord’s 2017
2 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 884 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
3 ( – ) Kagiso Rabada SA 876! 876 v Ban at Bloemfontein 2017
4 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 852 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
5 ( – ) Rangana Herath SL 833 867 v Zim at Harare 2016
6 ( – ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 794 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017
7 ( – ) Nathan Lyon Aus 752! 752 v Ban at Chittagong 2017
8 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 748 909 v Win at Centurion 2014
9 ( – ) Neil Wagner NZ 745 767 v SA at Dunedin 2017
10 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 737 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
21 (+7) Devendra Bishoo Win 600*! 600 v Zim at Bulawayo 2017
25 (-4) Shannon Gabriel Win 578* 636 v Eng at Headingley 2017
27 (-1) Kemar Roach Win 573 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
31 ( – ) Jason Holder Win 498*! 498 v Zim at Bulawayo 2017
45 (+12) Graeme Cremer Zim 377*! 377 v Win at Bulawayo 2017
66 (+1) Roston Chase Win 263* 264 v Eng at Headingley 2017
70 (+19) Sean Williams Zim 244*! 244 v Win at Bulawayo 2017
80 (-2) H. Masakadza Zim 189* 249 v Ban at Harare 2013
94 (+2) K. Brathwaite Win 129* 225 v Ind at Antigua 2016
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 438 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
2 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 430 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
3 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 422 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016
4 ( – ) Ben Stokes Eng 396*! 396 v Win at Lord’s 2017
5 ( – ) Moeen Ali Eng 378 409 v SA at Old Trafford 2017
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