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Kraigg Brathwaite has moved into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings - chairman - 11-05-2016
West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has moved into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen for the first time after playing a stellar role in his team’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah that ended on Thursday.
Brathwaite, who became the first opener to remain unbeaten in both innings of a Test match with scores of 142 and 60, has gained 13 places to reach a career-best 19th rank while helping the West Indies pull one back in the series that Pakistan won 2-1.
Brathwaite was not the only West Indies batsman to gain in the rankings led by Australia captain Steve Smith as wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich has gained 27 slots to reach a career-best 58th position. He scored 47 and 60 not out and figured in an unbroken stand of 87 with Brathwaite to see the team through to a target of 153.
Re: Kraigg Brathwaite has moved into the top 20 of the ICC Player Rankings - 654321 - 11-05-2016
If Steve Smith is #1 in the world batting rankings then the ranking system is bogus because without a doubt Vinod Kohli is the best batsman in the world at this time