Veteran cricket commentator Joseph “Reds” Perreira has welcomed West Indies’ rise to sixth place in the ICC Test rankings but insists that the regional side must defeat the world’s leading teams before declaring a Test cricket revival.
Speaking to the Jamaica Observer, Perreira offered a measured assessment of the team's recent progress following their 1-0 series victory away to Bangladesh. The result lifted West Indies two places to sixth in the ICC rankings, ahead of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
“Those teams are in the bottom half [of the rankings]. And we did well [against] them, but the opposition cannot be described as great,” he told the Jamaica Observer.
Centurions from the second Test, Amir Jangoo and Kavem Hodge, along with opener Brandon King and debutant Kevin Wickham, who scored two fifties on debut, stepped up for the Caribbean side in Shai Hope's absence, helping seal the win.
