West Indies white ball captain Shai Hope and fast bowler Alzarri Joseph have made big strides in the ICC Men’s One-Day International player rankings, announced on Wednesday.
Following the recent series in South Africa, Hope has moved up two places in the batting to 12th position. He made a match-wining 128 not out – his 14th ODI century in his first match as captain, which the West Indies defeated the home side at Buffalo Park in East London.
Alzarri Joseph made a giant leap of eight places to 11th spot after the two matches. He bowled with genuine pace and accuracy taking 3 for 53 in East London, followed by 3 for 50 in the next match at JB Marks Oval. He now has an impressive record of 93 wickets in 56 matches at an average of 27 runs per wicket.
Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein is the other West Indies bowler in the Top 20. He took 3 for 59 and 2 for 49 in the two matches to break into the top tier.