Chanderpaul climbs to third place in batting table

- Roach and Benn achieve career-best rankings

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.

 Kemar Roach
Kemar Roach

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.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine Chanderpaul

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

Sulieman Benn
Sulieman Benn

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