Bangladesh overtake West Indies to eighth in ICC Test rankings

Bangladesh overtake West Indies to
eighth in ICC Test rankings

Bangladesh have moved ahead of the Windies
to the eighth position for the first time in the
ICC Test rankings.
The Windies have lost five points and are now
on 67 points to end up in the ninth position
while Bangladesh have gained four points to
reach 75, eight points clear of the Windies,
the International Cricket Council or ICC said in
a statement on Tuesday.
India have maintained their hold at the top of
the rankings and only strengthened their
position by increasing the gap at the top.
This has seen India’s lead over South Africa
stretch from four to 13 points as the Virat
Kohli-captained side gained four points to
reach an aggregate of 125 while South Africa
have lost five points to slip to 112 points.
Despite the drop in points, the Proteas are
comfortably ahead of the remaining sides.
Australia are placed third with 106 points after
gaining four points following the update, taking
back the position from New Zealand, who had
overtaken them at the last cut-off date of Apr

Australia has wrestled back the no.3 spot from
New Zealand.
At that stage, New Zealand had assured
themselves of $200,000 by finishing third.
Meanwhile, India and South Africa had bagged
a $1 million and $500,000 for their first and
second finish at the cut-off date.
Sri Lanka remained in sixth position after
losing one point while Zimbabwe gained one
point to reach two.