Test success brings rankings rewards for Warrican, Hodge and Jangoo
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- West Indies’ successful Test campaign in Bangladesh has brought individual rewards for three of its leading performers, with Jomel Warrican breaking into the world’s top 20 bowlers for the first time, while Kavem Hodge and Amir Jangoo also climbed the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
- Warrican’s rise was the standout movement in the latest update released by the International Cricket Council (ICC), following the West Indies’ 1-0 series victory.
- The left-arm spinner advanced 11 places to joint-19th in the bowling rankings after collecting seven wickets in the drawn second Test in Sylhet.
- Named Player of the Series, Warrican also improved four places to 31st among Test all-rounders, underlining his value to a West Indies side that secured the series through an eight-wicket victory in the opening match.
- Hundreds lift Hodge and Jangoo The batting rankings also reflected the contribution of the Caribbean side’s middle order, with Hodge reaching a career-best 52nd position after his commanding 142 in the second innings in Sylhet.
West Indies’ successful Test campaign in Bangladesh has brought individual rewards for three of its leading performers, with Jomel Warrican breaking into the world’s top 20 bowlers for the first time, while Kavem Hodge and Amir Jangoo also climbed the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
Warrican’s rise was the standout movement in the latest update released by the International Cricket Council (ICC), following the West Indies’ 1-0 series victory. The left-arm spinner advanced 11 places to joint-19th in the bowling rankings after collecting seven wickets in the drawn second Test in Sylhet.
Named Player of the Series, Warrican also improved four places to 31st among Test all-rounders, underlining his value to a West Indies side that secured the series through an eight-wicket victory in the opening match.
Hundreds lift Hodge and Jangoo
The batting rankings also reflected the contribution of the Caribbean side’s middle order, with Hodge reaching a career-best 52nd position after his commanding 142 in the second innings in Sylhet.
His innings helped the West Indies establish a target of 369, although Bangladesh held on for a draw.
Jangoo made an equally significant move, advancing 28 places to 62nd after scoring 133 in the first innings. The ICC highlighted the improvement as another encouraging milestone in the left-hander’s promising introduction to Test cricket.
There was further West Indies progress in the all-rounders’ rankings, where Justin Greaves moved up one place to joint-eighth.
Hridoy makes a massive leap
Bangladesh also had reason to celebrate individual gains, led by Towhid Hridoy, whose historic batting performance produced one of the biggest jumps in the latest rankings.
Hridoy struck an unbeaten 242 in the first innings, a national record, before adding 82 in the second. That exceptional return propelled him from 175th to 60th in the Test batting rankings.
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud also moved forward, climbing six places to 32nd after taking six wickets for 90 runs in the West Indies’ first innings.
Rahmat breaks new ground for Afghanistan
Elsewhere, Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah achieved a landmark for his country by becoming the first Afghan player to enter the top 10 of either the Test batting or bowling rankings.
Rahmat’s career-best 173 against Zimbabwe in Sharjah lifted him to seventh in the batting standings, with 735 rating points. The match ended in a draw after both teams surpassed 500 runs in their respective first innings.
Zimbabwe also made history, becoming the first team in Test cricket to score more than 500 in both innings of the same match.
Captain Craig Ervine was among the beneficiaries of that remarkable contest. At 41 years and 84 days, he became the third-oldest player to score a Test double-century and climbed nine places to 48th in the batting rankings.
Brar surges in ODI rankings
The ICC update also featured movement in the One-Day International (ODI) rankings, with India leading New Zealand 2-0 in their five-match series after the third match in Hamilton was abandoned because of rain.
India fast bowler Gurnoor Brar made a notable advance, climbing 60 places to 48th in the ODI bowling rankings. He has taken 21 wickets in his first 12 appearances in the format.
For the West Indies, however, the latest Test rankings provide further recognition of the contributions that helped secure the Bangladesh series. Warrican has reached a new career milestone, while Hodge and Jangoo have strengthened their positions among the world’s leading Test batters.
