Captain Jason Holder has become the first Windies player in 45 years to top the list of all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after slamming an unbeaten double-century that helped script a memorable 381-run win over England in the first Test in Bridgetown.
Sir Garfield Sobers was at the top last in March 1974 and Holder has now emulated him following his 202 not out off 229 balls in the second innings in Bridgetown, which is the third highest score by a number eight batsman in Test history after the Pakistan pair of Wasim Akram (257 not out) and Imtiaz Ahmed (209).
Holder, who was associated in an unbeaten seventh-wicket partnership of 295 with Shane Dowrich (116 not out), leapfrogged Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and India’s Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career. Holder has also moved up the batting rankings to take a career-best 33rd position, after gaining 25 places.
Others to benefit in the update, that also took into account performances in the first Test in Brisbane which Australia won against Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs, included Shimron Hetmyer (up 11 places to 40th) among batsmen and Kemar Roach (up five places to 20th) and Roston Chase (up 14 places to 41st) among bowlers. For England, Ben Stokes has moved up one place to 29th among bowlers.
For Australia, Travis Head has moved up 17 places to 43rd after scoring 84 runs in the Test while fast bowler Pat Cummins’s player of the match effort of a 10-wicket match haul has helped him move up one slot to grab a career-best third position among bowlers. His rating points are the highest for an Australia bowler since Ryan Harris tallied 870 in March 2014.
Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella has gained nine slots to take 37th position among batsmen after scores of 64 and 24 while Suranga Lakmal (up two places to 31st) and Lahiru Kumara (up one place to 39th) have made upward movement among bowlers.
MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as of 27 January 2019, after the Bridgetown and Brisbane Tests)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) Virat Kohli Ind 922 53.76 937 v Eng at Southampton 2018
2 ( – ) K. Williamson NZ 897 51.44 915 v SL at Wellington 2018
3 ( – ) C. Pujara Ind 881 51.18 888 v SL at Nagpur 2017
4 ( – ) Steve Smith Aus 866 61.37 947 v SA at Durban 2018
5 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 775 49.87 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
6 ( – ) David Warner Aus 764 48.20 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
7 ( – ) Henry Nicholls NZ 763*! 43.54 763 v SL at Christchurch 2018
8 ( – ) Aiden Markram SA 741* 45.96 759 v Aus at Johannesburg 2018
9 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 711 47.33 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
10 (-1) D. Karunaratne SL 694 36.64 754 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2018
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
33 (+25) Jason Holder Win 581! 33.86 581 v Eng at Barbados 2019
37 (+9) N. Dickwella SL 567 31.10 576 v Ind at Kolkata 2017
40 (+11) S. Hetmyer Win 561*! 32.09 561 v Eng at Barbados 2019
43= (+17) Travis Head Aus 544*! 36.91 544 v SL at Brisbane 2019
47 (+14) Shane Dowrich Win 529! 29.86 529 v Eng at Barbados 2019
51= (+2) Shai Hope Win 514 28.57 653 v Zim at Bulawayo 2017
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( – ) K. Rabada SA 882 21.41 902 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2018
2 ( – ) J. Anderson Eng 875 26.92 903 v Ind at Lord’s 2018
3 (+1) Pat Cummins Aus 866*! 22.47 866 v SL at Brisbane 2019
4 (-1) V. Philander SA 809 21.73 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
5 ( – ) R. Jadeja Ind 794 23.68 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017
6 ( – ) Trent Boult NZ 771 27.90 825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
7 ( – ) M. Abbas Pak 770* 18.86 838 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2018
8 ( – ) Tim Southee NZ 767 29.93 799 v Win at Jamaica 2014
9 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 763 25.43 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016
10 ( – ) Jason Holder Win 759* 28.29 766 v Ind at Hyderabad 2018
Other selected rankings
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
20 (+5) Kemar Roach Win 668 28.21 774 v SA at Centurion 2014
29 (+1) Ben Stokes Eng 606! 32.24 606 v Win at Barbados 2019
31 (+2) S. Lakmal SL 583 39.76 590 v SA at Galle 2018
38 (+1) Peter Siddle Aus 453 30.28 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
39 (+1) Lahiru Kumara SL 447*! 36.44 447 v Aus at Brisbane 2019
41 (+14) Roston Chase Win 440*! 41.20 440 v Eng at Barbados 2019
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating
1 (+2) Jason Holder Win 440/* 441 v Eng at Barbados 2019
2 (-1) S. Al Hasan Ban 415 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017
3 (-1) R. Jadeja Ind 387 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017
4 ( – ) Ben Stokes Eng 344 396 v Win at Lord’s 2017
5 ( – ) V. Philander SA 341 378 v SL at Galle 2018
*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 (ICC)
