Bangladesh Players Climb Test Rankings

November 19, 2014

Bangladesh cricketers have continued to make improvements in the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings following their 186-run third victory over Zimbabwe in the third Test in Chittagong on Sunday.
 
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen, Mominul Haque moved up 14 places to a career high 19th position after scores of 48 and 131 not out while team-mate Tamim Iqbal climbed three places to 34th thanks to his knocks of 109 and 65.
 
For Zimbabwe, Sikandar Raza was the highest mover, up 24 places to 62nd position after completing innings of 82 and 65 in his side’s defeat. His team-mate Hamilton Masakadza climbed to 39th (up by five) following his innings of 81 and 38 to achieve his highest ranking to date, while Regis Chakabva moved up 24 places to a career-high 68th.

In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Shakib Al Hasan remains Bangladesh’s highest ranked bowler in 16thposition, but leg-spinner Jubair Hossain is the biggest mover in the rankings with a staggering 55-place jump to 58th place after claiming combined match figures of seven wickets for 152 runs. 
 
Bangladesh’s Shakib remains the number-one player on the Reliance ICC Test All-Rounder Rankings after scores of 71 and 17 in the third Test, while he also chipped in with a wicket to extend his lead over India’s Ravichandran Ashwin to 41 points.
 
The batting table continues to be headed by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, while Dale Steyn leads the bowlers’ list. (ICC)