Though the West Indies meekly surrendered their three-match Test series to Australia with a 133-run defeat in Grenada, a few players managed to earn individual gains in the latest ICC Test Rankings update released on Wednesday.
The Caribbean side, which struggled for consistency, especially with the bat, across the series, found some consolation in personal achievements—particularly for fast bowlers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph, who both moved up six spots to now sit at 29th and 31st, respectively, in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings.
Among the batters, Roston Chase advanced four places to 81st, while Brandon King, who has been working to establish himself in the longest format, surged 60 places to 83rd, following improved contributions with the bat in the second Test at the National Cricket Stadium.
From the Australian camp, Cameron Green jumped four spots to 45th and Beau Webster moved up two to 50th in the batting standings, as both delivered solid performances to help their side seal the series win.
Elsewhere in the rankings, England’s Harry Brook reclaimed the number one spot in the Test Batting Rankings, as he displaced Joe Root after scoring a masterful 158 in the second Test against India in Birmingham.
Brook now leads with 886 rating points, overtaking Root by 18. The Edgbaston match also saw India captain Shubman Gill rocket 15 spots to a career-best sixth position after he became just the second player in history to post 150+ scores in both innings of a Test match.
India’s pace duo Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep also reaped rewards, as Siraj moved up to 22nd and Deep jumped 39 places to a career-best 45th following a maiden 10-wicket match haul.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder stole the show in Bulawayo with a record-breaking 367 not out, the highest Test score by a South African.
That knock lifted him 34 spots to 22nd in the batting rankings. With three wickets in the match, he also climbed to 48th among bowlers and, more impressively, third among all-rounders, trailing only Ravindra Jadeja and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
