Several West Indies players have made notable gains or re-entered the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings following recent international action, even as global stars like Travis Head, Pathum Nissanka, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius dominated headlines with their own ranking surges.
Opener John Campbell and captain Roston Chase have both re-entered the Test batting rankings, now sitting at 80th and 85th, respectively, after contributing in the first Test against Australia in Bridgetown. On the bowling side, Jason Holder moved up one spot to 33rd, Shamar Joseph climbed to 35th, and Chase also returned to the bowling rankings at 56th, adding to the positive signs for the Caribbean side despite their defeat.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Travis Head cracked the top 10 batters again, as he rose three places to seventh after back-to-back scores of 59 and 61 in the low-scoring series opener, which Australia won by 159 runs.
Elsewhere, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka vaulted 14 spots to 17th in the batting rankings following his brilliant 159-run knock in their innings victory over Bangladesh. Making a remarkable debut, South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius surged into the rankings at 68th, thanks to a commanding 153-run innings that powered his side to a dominant win over Zimbabwe.
South Africa’s batting unit saw further gains, as Wiaan Mulder jumped 17 places to 56th and Corbin Bosch climbed 15 spots to 59th after scoring centuries in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams reached a career-best 15th, while teammate Craig Ervine moved up to 48th after knocks of 36 and 49.
Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal (13th) and Kusal Mendis (30th) also advanced, as did Australia’s Beau Webster, who leaped 11 spots to 52nd.
In the bowling charts, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood jumped one spot to fourth after a seven-wicket match haul in Bridgetown, including a five-for in the second innings. Sri Lanka’s Prabhath Jayasuriya (joint-14th) and Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam (16th) also made upward moves after starring with the ball in Colombo. South Africa’s Mulder (up six to 52nd) and Bosche (up 45 places to 57th) were other big movers.