Greaves breaks into top 50 as West Indies batters climb ICC Test rankings

The Barbadian all-rounder rose 14 places after his 180 against Sri Lanka, while Shai Hope, Amir Jangoo and John Campbell also moved up.

By SKN Daily StaffTuesday, 14 July 20261 min read

NEW YORK, United States. West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves has made major gains in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after his performance in the drawn second Test against Sri Lanka.

The Barbadian climbed 14 places to 49th in the batting rankings on the strength of his 180 in the first innings. He also moved up to 69th among bowlers and 17th among all-rounders after taking four wickets in the series.

Greaves was named both Player of the Match and Player of the Series, underlining his growing importance to West Indies cricket.

Batters on the rise

Several other West Indies batters also moved up. Shai Hope climbed six places to 51st, Amir Jangoo rose to 60th and John Campbell advanced to 64th, giving the side added confidence ahead of coming Test series.

For Sri Lanka, fast bowler Asitha Fernando returned to the top 20 of the bowling rankings after taking five wickets for 130 runs in the first innings.

Elsewhere

In the ODI rankings, Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana climbed 17 places to a career-best 12th after a match-winning six-wicket haul against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe bowlers Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani rose to 19th and 33rd respectively.

In T20 internationals, England batter Jacob Bethell moved to a career-high eighth after an unbeaten 76 against India, while India captain Shreyas Iyer jumped to 93rd after scoring 110 runs in three innings.

England all-rounders Sam Curran and Will Jacks also improved in the T20I bowling rankings, Curran moving from 72nd to 65th and Jacks from 135th to 92nd.