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Josh Hazlewood, Adam Voges rise in ICC Test rankings following outstanding performances vs West Indies in Hobart Test

On the other hand, Australian batsman Adam Voges receives top ranking for his double century against West Indies.

Josh Hazlewood takes 7 wickets against West Indies in first Test Match
Josh Hazlewood takes 7 wickets against West Indies in first Test Match © Getty Images

ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen and bowlers were released after the Dunedin and Hobart Tests. As for the ICC Player Ranking for Test Bowlers, Josh Hazelwood’s seven wickets against West Indies helped him secure the 10th rank, while his off spinner Nathan Lyon has risen two spots as the 15th rank with three wickets in Hobart. New Zealand’s Trent Boult four wickets against Sri Lanka help him remain at the sixth rank, making him the top six bowlers. Dale Steyn maintains pole position since December 2013, while Rangana Herath’s two wickets help him to remain in the 10th position. FULL SCORECARD: Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test at Hobart

Nuwan Pradeep’s four wickets moves him six points ahead as the 53 rd rank. The all-rounders are steady in their positions, with Ravindra Jadeja moving up the spot to stay in top five and Proteas’ Vernon Philandar in the same level.

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson is just a couple of steps away from going top of the table for batsmen in Tests. If Williamson continues his performance in the same manner, he will reach the third spot in the ranking, while South Africa’s AB de Villiers is just three points off thanks to his consistent knock of 88 and 71, which helped New Zealand win 12 home test victories in a row, after they beat Sri Lanka by 122 runs. Marking the spot in the rankings is Martin Guptill by jumping 18 places, after scoring 156 and 46. He was awarded with his second man of the match award in Tests. READ: Steven Smith credits Shaun Marsh, Josh Hazlewood for Australia’s victory over New Zealand in day-night Tes

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum moved up to two places and is now ranked 17th , on the hand Angelo Mathews from Sri Lanka has dropped down one place to seventh. Australian skipper Steven Smith has tumbled three places to fourth and that helps him remain ahead of his teammate David Warner who is 11 points away. But the star from the Australian team, Adam Voges receives, who gained 19 places to reach his career-high ranking of 15 for scoring a double century against West Indies.

He remained unbeaten at 269, ensuring his team did not need to bat again. With this, Australia leads the series by 1-0 after thrashing West Indies by an innings and 212 runs win. The player who supported Voges was Shaun Marsh, who scored 182 and together put on a record-breaking partnership of 449 runs for the fourth wicket. Now, Marsh has risen 17places, securing himself in the 37th rank. But credit needs to be given to outstanding player from West Indies who stood out for his century, Darren Bravo who moves up two spots and is currently ranked 25. READ: Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh, other Australian Test cricketers available for opening BBL 2015 matches

The final test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka starts from December 18, where the hosts aims to seal the win and overtake England in the rankings into fifth place with 99 points in the ICC Team rankings.

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