West Indies captain Jason Holder claims ‘Second-Spot’ in ICC rankings after Southampton triumph


West Indies captain Jason Holder claims ‘Second-Spot’ in ICC rankings after Southampton triumph

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West Indies skipper Jason Holder has claimed the second spot in the latest ICC rankings after his career-best figures against England in the first innings of Southampton Test.

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Holder picked up a six-wicket haul for 42 and seven wickets overall with a rating point of 862 which is highest for any West Indies bowler in the last 20 years. In the batsmen’s list, Holder retained his 35th position and has also reached a career-best tally of 485 points at the top of the all-rounders’ list.

Ben Stokes has also made huge gains to attain a career-best tally of 431 points, narrowing the lead from 66 to 54 points and equaled his career-high ninth position among batsmen.

Stokes also rose three places in the bowler’s list to 23rd spot with six wickets in the match.

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Other England players who have moved up the rankings comprises left-handed opener Rory Burns who is in top 30 and middle-order batsman Zak Crawley is in top 100.

Jasprit Bumrah is the only Indian bowler in the top-10 at the seventh spot while Skipper Virat Kohli remains second in the batsmen standings behind Steve Smith while Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane remain seventh and ninth respectively.

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