Chanderpaul ICC highest ranked Windies batsman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC)— Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul remains the highest-ranked West Indies batsmen in the ICC Test batting rankings.

The 39-year-old remains unmoved at number five, with South Africa’s AB de Villiers topping the list in a top four that is also unchanged, in the rankings released Monday.

Chanderpaul had a decent series against New Zealand recently, scoring 195 runs at an average of 48 with half-century — an unbeaten 87 in the first Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica.

He is the most experienced of the current crop of West Indies players with 11 414 runs from 156 Tests, and is closing on Brian Lara’s record of 11 953.

In the bowler’s rankings, meanwhile, speedster Kemar Roach has slipped one spot to 11th, overtaken by England seamer Stuart Broad who jumped four places.

Chanderpaul and Roach are the only two West Indies players featuring in the top20.