Samuels breaks into the top 20 - Shiv ranked No. 3 on batting list

Tue, Nov 27, '12

Reliable West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul has moved to the number three position, while teammate Marlon Samuels has broken into the top 20 for the first time in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen.

Chanderpaul, ICC's Cricketer of the Year in 2008, moved up to third after rising two places following his 150 not out in the West Indies' 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Khulna.

Samuels and another teammate, Darren Bravo, have also been rewarded for posting big scores.

Samuels, who scored 260, entered the top 20 for the first time in his career after rising 11 places to 20th, while Bravo gained three places following his 127 and is now in 22nd position.