DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 4, CMC – West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican has made a significant move in the latest ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after his match-winning performance in the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Warrican’s nine-wicket haul earned him Player of the Match honours as the West Indies secured an eight-wicket victory. His effort has lifted him six places to 30th in the Test bowling rankings.
Fellow West Indies player and captain Roston Chase also made progress, moving up six places to 63rd among Test bowlers.
The ICC weekly update took into account performances from the Dhaka Test, where Warrican’s spell proved decisive in helping the West Indies claim a notable away win.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Test bowling rankings from South Africa’s Marco Jansen after an impressive six-wicket and three-wicket haul in Cape Town, despite Australia losing the third Test by 176 runs and the series 2-1.
South Africa’s Simon Harmer, named Player of the Match, rose nine places to seventh after his maiden 10-wicket match haul, while Wiaan Mulder climbed to a career-best 17th in the Test batting rankings.
In the ODI rankings, Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman gained nine places to 37th after his match-winning 127 in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka, and Pavan Rathnayake jumped 20 places to 16th.
Namibia’s JJ Smit moved up 44 places to joint-30th after successive four-wicket hauls in a 3-2 series win over Ireland.
In T20Is, India captain Shreyas Iyer rose two places to seventh, while New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza also made notable gains.
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