ICC Media Release: The Windies captain has leapfrogged Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and India’s Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career.

Captain Jason Holder has become the first Windies player in 45 years to top the list of all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after slamming an unbeaten double-century that helped script a memorable 381-run win over England in the first Test in Bridgetown.

Sir Gary Sobers was at the top last in March 1974 and Holder has now emulated him following his 202 not out off 229 balls in the second innings in Bridgetown, which is the third highest score by a number eight batsman in Test history after the Pakistan pair of Wasim Akram (257 not out) and Imtiaz Ahmed (209).

Holder shared an unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 295 with Shane Dowrich Holder shared an unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 295 with Shane Dowrich
Holder, who was associated in an unbeaten seventh-wicket partnership of 295 with Shane Dowrich (116 not out), leapfrogged Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and India’s Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career. Holder has also moved up the batting rankings to take a career-best 33rd position, after gaining 25 places.

Dowrich has moved up to a career-best 47th position among batsmen, having also scored 81 in the first innings of the match. Others to benefit in the update, that also took into account performances in the first Test in Brisbane which Australia won against Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs, included Shimron Hetmyer (up 11 places to 40th) among batsmen and Kemar Roach (up five places to 20th) and Roston Chase (up 14 places to 41st) among bowlers. For England, Ben Stokes has moved up one place to 29th among bowlers.

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

the all-round sunny climate and the natural athletic ability of a carribbean man, I'm suprised it took so long for that to happen. I suppose if he played test cricket andre russell might have had that mantle.

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Caribbean Cricket redefining the meaning of freedom of press with its Journalistic liberties!

Holder's journey just getting going. Enough with these comparisons. He will write his own story.

In reply to Dukes
I left it in there to see how many people read the headlines

the allrounder position in a cricket team is like a goalkeeper in football, a team needs only one, you have to be the best to play consistently .

In reply to Raggs
Congrats Holder. Well done.

Who writes this garbage?

Congrats to Holder great feat indeed. Very nice to have a West Indian on top again
Glad to see all others who moved up as well hoping the team to move up in rankings too

In reply to embsallie

Is liek no one edits it, plenty mistake
Cause me to go olook see if the players rankings right too

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Considering the esteem we had for Hooper, Jimmy Adams and to a lesser extent, Darren Sammy, this article puts Holder in perspective.

I am glad to see folks here finally giving this guy his due credit.

He has the right attitude and natural ability to become a great.

Compare him with the WI pretenders that have gone before him in the recent past.

If you put Bravo's, Pollard's, Sammy's and Russell's averages together, they don't add up to his in either batting or bowling.

Watch the BCCI now contrive to root him out of the WI team. They will try all kinds of enticements now.

Fortunately, I believe he has a better head on his shoulders than most of the pretenders, and will probably make the best decision for himself and his team.

The good thing is that up to now, he has apparently resisted the temptation to avail himself to them to the detriment of his team. I am pretty sure that his inability to win an IPL contract thus far, has more to do with his unwillingness to abandon his team, than his talent on the field. He should now be able to command his price with them, while still being able to dictate his availability window.

That is what all of the marquee players around the world have been able to do with the exception of the WI pretenders, and some Sri Lankan upstarts. The IPL teams and the BCCI have shown respect for those individuals and their commitment to their teams, why not WI players?

Great Going Jason!!!!

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Well I asked....


#1 will do nicely

Now for the fans and MB to support the boys instead of bitching bout flags all the time

In reply to jijordon

Endorsed. If you are a marquee player you negotiate on your terms

In reply to embsallie

I just had a talk with the "Publisher and Editor"... same person, re your post. He said:
"Don't worry about a thing, because every little thing is going to be alright"...or "Doan worry bout a ting, cause every likke ting gonna be alrite"
Postiveg please take note.

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In reply to WI_cricfan

And tonight CBC news repeated the story with the same error..uncorrected

I wonder if we still have folks wanting Holder dropped on merit??

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

Its laziness really.

plain and simple