[PICTURES] Kraigg Brathwaite - Performance Watch

[MenInG]

West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite has moved into the top 20 of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen for the first time after playing a stellar role in his team’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah that ended on Thursday.

Brathwaite, who became the first opener to remain unbeaten in both innings of a Test match with scores of 142 and 60, has gained 13 places to reach a career-best 19th rank while helping the West Indies pull one back in the series that Pakistan won 2-1.

Pakistan, which was top-ranked till India overtook it last month, has lost two points in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings despite the series win because it went in with a 44-point lead over the West Indies and the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference. But Pakistan remains in second position with 109 points, six points behind India and only one point ahead of Australia. The West Indies has gained two points to reach 69 points and remains in eighth position.

Brathwaite was not the only West Indies batsman to gain in the rankings led by Australia captain Steve Smith as wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich has gained 27 slots to reach a career-best 58th position. He scored 47 and 60 not out and figured in an unbroken stand of 87 with Brathwaite to see the team through to a target of 153 in Sharjah.

For Pakistan, which has four batsmen in the top-20 – Younus Khan (fifth), captain Misbah-ul-Haq (10th), opener Azhar Ali (12th) and Asad Shafiq (17th), Sami Aslam moved up two positions to a career-best 60th position after scores of 74 and 17 in Sharjah.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer has moved up 24 places to a career-best 86th rank after scores of 102 not out and 43 in the first Test of a two-match home series against Sri Lanka which ended in Harare on Wednesday with a 225 runs victory for the visiting side.

Hamilton Masakadza too has gained one place to reach 42nd position after scores of 33 and 20, while for Sri Lanka, Dimuth Karunaratne has moved up 10 places to reach 41st rank and Kaushal Silva has moved up one place to 40th position. Karunaratne made 56 and 110 in Harare while Silva had scores of 94 and seven.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers led by India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz has gained four places to reach a career-best 24th rank. The left-arm pace bowler took seven wickets in Sharjah, including a haul of five for 88 in the first innings.

For the West Indies, leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has gained seven places to reach a career-best 29th rank after taking seven wickets in the match while captain Jason Holder’s haul of five for 30 in the second innings has helped him move up 12 positions to 47th rank.

Sri Lanka captain Rangana Herath has retained his fourth position in the rankings with six wickets in the match, while for Zimbabwe, Carl Mumba has moved up one position to 76th rank.

MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings (as of 4 November 2016, after the Pakistan-West Indies Test series)

Rank Team Points
1. India 115
2. Pakistan 109 (-2)
3. Australia 108
4. England 105
5. South Africa 96
6. Sri Lanka 95
7. New Zealand 91
8. West Indies 69 (+2)
9. Bangladesh 65
10. Zimbabwe 8


(Developed by David Kendix)

MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 4 November 2016, after the third Test between Pakistan and West Indies and the first Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka)

Batsmen (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 906 58.55 936 v Eng at Lord's 2015
2 (+1) Hashim Amla SA 847 51.16 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
3 (+1) K.Williamson NZ 841 50.31 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 (+1) Joe Root Eng 834 53.28 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015
5 (-3) Younus Khan Pak 832 53.98 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
6 ( - ) Ajinkya Rahane Ind 825! 51.37 825 v NZ at Indore 2016
7= ( - ) Adam Voges Aus 802* 72.75 824 v SL at Galle 2016
( - ) AB de Villiers SA 802 50.46 935 v Aus at Port Elizabeth 2014
9 ( - ) David Warner Aus 772 48.63 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
10 ( - ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 744 48.31 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
11 ( - ) Alastair Cook Eng 738 46.87 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012
12 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 733 46.10 754 v WI at Dubai 2016
13 (+1) C. Pujara Ind 731 49.22 851 v SA at Durban 2013
14 ( - ) A. Mathews SL 724 47.16 877 v NZ at Christchurch 2014
15= (+1) Virat Kohli Ind 718 45.56 784 v NZ at Wellington 2014
(+1) Jonny Bairstow Eng 718 40.84 750 v Ban at Chittagong 2016
17 (-4) Asad Shafiq Pak 691 42.62 758 v Eng at Lord's 2016
18 ( - ) D. Chandimal SL 685 44.25 692 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 2016
19 (+13) K. Brathwaite WI 677! 37.52 677 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
20 (-1) Ross Taylor NZ 675 46.24 871 v WI at Hamilton 2013

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
40 (+1) Kaushal Silva SL 525 31.56 638 v Pak at Colombo (PSS) 2015
41 (+10) D. Karunaratne SL 523 33.18 619 v WI at Galle 2015
42 (+1) H. Masakadza Zim 522* 29.73 559 v Ban at Chittagong 2014
58 (+27) Shane Dowrich WI 439*! 34.08 439 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
82 (+4) Roston Chase WI 345* 29.54 397 v Ind at Jamaica 2016
60 (+2) Sami Aslam Pak 435*! 41.25 435 v WI at Sharjah 2016
91 (+1) Sean Williams Zim 311* 26.10 321 v NZ at Bulawayo 2016
86 (+24) Graeme Cremer Zim 338*! 16.12 338 v SL at Harare 2016

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
1 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 900! 24.29 900 v NZ at Indore 2016
2 ( - ) Dale Steyn SA 878 22.24 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
3 ( - ) James Anderson Eng 853 28.28 884 v SL at Durham 2016
4 ( - ) Rangana Herath SL 832 28.60 851 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2014
5 (+1) Stuart Broad Eng 821 28.48 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016
6 (-1) Yasir Shah Pak 820 27.37 878 v Eng at Lord's 2016
7 ( - ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 805* 23.52 809 v NZ at Kolkata 2016
8 ( - ) Mitchell Starc Aus 792! 27.36 792 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2016
9 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 731* 29.63 760 v SA at Centurion 2016
10 ( - ) Vernon Philander SA 723 22.09 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013
11= ( - ) Trent Boult NZ 715 29.56 825 v Eng at Lord's 2015
( - ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 715* 26.40 792 v WI at Hobart 2015
13 ( - ) Morne Morkel SA 710 29.33 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
14 ( - ) Nathan Lyon Aus 677 32.80 696 v NZ at Wellington 2016
15 ( - ) Dilruwan Perera SL 674*! 27.70 674 v Zim at Harare 2016
16 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 672 32.16 700 v Zim at Khulna 2014
17 ( - ) Tim Southee NZ 637 32.63 799 v WI at Jamaica 2014
18 ( - ) Chris Woakes Eng 603* 25.86 609 v Pak at The Oval 2016
19 ( - ) Peter Siddle Aus 602 29.88 816 v Eng at Old Trafford 2013
20 ( - ) Ben Stokes Eng 579*! 33.32 579 v Ban at Mirpur 2016

Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating
24 (+4) Wahab Riaz Pak 552*! 32.93 552 v WI at Sharjah 2016
29 (+7) D. Bishoo WI 512*! 37.00 512 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
38 (+2) Shannon Gabriel WI 427*! 38.12 427 v Pak at Sharjah 2016
47 (+12) Jason Holder WI 342* 41.00 365 v SL at Colombo (PSS) 2015
77 (+7) Roston Chase WI 162* 58.45 164 v Ind at Trinidad 2016
76 (+1) Carl Mumba Zim 164*! 30.20 164 v SL at Harare 2016



*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.
!indicates career-highest rating

 

[MenInG]

Pak batsmen continue to do well in Test rankings which is a relief!

 

[ExplicitAI]

How on earth did YK drop down

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Yasir at 6 and Jadeja at 7!!

 

[Markhor]

This is how you mess up a player.

Kraigg Brathwaite was called up to ODI format which is totally unsuited to him, he loses form and confidence and gets dropped.

Now he's been playing with hard hands away from his body to deliveries he should be leaving outside off with poor footwork in this series, looking a shadow of the player he was in Sharjah.

 

[MenInG]

Good wicket to get from Pakistan but really need to get on with the other batters. Fact is that he could have singlehandedly taken the game away from us

 

[Abdullah719]

What an innings today by Brathwaite.

 

[Markhor]

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Been brilliant today. He's played the ball late, got his head in line with the ball and crouching less than he was at Edgbaston. Keep going Kraigg !

 

[MenInG]

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope reach career-best Test rankings

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope have attained career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after their splendid performances in Leeds helped the Windies complete a series-levelling win against England.

The Barbados pair, which orchestrated a 322-run chase for an unforgettable five-wicket victory, gained massively in the latest rankings that also takes into account the opening Test in Dhaka which saw Bangladesh pull off a 20-run win over Australia on Wednesday.

Opener Brathwaite has risen 14 slots to 16thposition after his innings of 134 and 95 in the second Test of the three-match series while Hope’s knocks of 147 and 118 not out, the first pair of centuries in any first-class game at Headingley, have helped him secure a massive gain of 60 places to reach 42nd position.

Windies captain Jason Holder has gained in both batting (up four places to 57th) and bowling (up two places to 37th) rankings while pace bowler Shannon Gabriel has gained two slots to reach 18th position after taking six wickets in the match.

For England, Ben Stokes’s first-innings century has seen him move up two positions to 23rdplace among batsmen while Chris Woakes has gained 10 slots to reach 74th position.

Resuming his innings on Day 4, Warner went on to score his 19th century. His 112 off 135 balls was the highest score for Australia before he was castled by Shakib Al Hasan.

Meanwhile, Australia opener David Warner has returned to the top 10 after a valiant century. Warner’s partnership of 130 for the third wicket with captain Steve Smith could not prevent Bangladesh from scoring its first ever Test win over Australia, but the left-hander had the satisfaction of moving up five slots to sixth position after scores of eight and 112.

For Bangladesh, opener Tamim Iqbal’s two innings of 71 and 78 have lifted him six places to a career-best 14th position, while star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three slots to a career-best 14th position among bowlers after his match haul of 10 for 153 at Mirpur.

His fellow spinners Mehedi Hasan (up three places to 30th) and Taijul Islam (up four places to 32nd) have also moved up after finishing the match with five and four wickets, respectively.

Shakib has also consolidated his position at the top of the list of all-rounders with his highest aggregate of 489 points, having also scored 84 and five runs in his two innings.

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MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 August, after the first Test between Bangladesh and Australia and the second Test between England and the Windies):

Batsmen (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) Steve Smith Aus 938 60.18 941 v Ind at Dharamsala 2017

2 ( - ) Joe Root Eng 902 54.30 917 v Aus at Trent Bridge 2015

3 ( - ) K.Williamson NZ 880 51.16 893 v Aus at Perth 2015

4 ( - ) C. Pujara Ind 876 52.65 888 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

5 ( - ) Virat Kohli Ind 806 49.55 895 v Ban at Hyderabad 2017

6 (+5) David Warner Aus 779 47.64 880 v NZ at Perth 2015

7 ( - ) Azhar Ali Pak 769 46.86 787 v Aus at Melbourne 2016

8 (-2) Alastair Cook Eng 765 46.59 874 v Ind at Kolkata 2012

9 (-1) Hashim Amla SA 764 49.00 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013

10 (-1) Lokesh Rahul Ind 761*! 46.27 761 v SL at Pallekele 2017


Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

14 (+6) Tamim Iqbal Ban 709! 40.27 709 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

16 (+14) K. Brathwaite Win 701! 37.44 701 v Eng at Headingley 2017

23= (+2) Ben Stokes Eng 643! 35.35 643 v Win at Headingley 2017

42 (+60) Shai Hope Win 549*! 29.81 549 v Eng at Headingley 2017

57 (+4) Jason Holder Win 469 29.62 486 v Pak at Dominica 2017

74 (+10) Chris Woakes Eng 387* 32.14 409 v Ind at Mohali 2016


Bowlers (top 10)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

1 ( - ) R. Jadeja Ind 884 23.60 899 v Aus at Ranchi 2017

2 ( - ) J. Anderson Eng 868 27.74 884 v SL at Durham 2016

3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 852 25.26 904 v Eng at Mumbai 2016

4 (+1) R. Herath SL 809 28.25 867 v Zim at Harare 2016

5 (-1) J. Hazlewood Aus 802 25.75 863 v Ind at Bengaluru 2017

6 ( - ) K. Rabada SA 785* 24.56 821 v SL at Johannesburg 2017

7 (+1) Dale Steyn SA 763 22.30 909 v Win at Centurion 2014

8 (+1) V. Philander SA 751 22.45 912 v Ind at Johannesburg 2013

9 (-2) Stuart Broad Eng 747 28.81 880 v SA at Johannesburg 2016

10 ( - ) Neil Wagner NZ 745 28.90 767 v SA at Dunedin 2017


Other selected rankings

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge Highest Rating

14 (+3) S. Al Hasan Ban 705! 32.07 705 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

18 (+2) S. Gabriel Win 636*! 33.22 636 v Eng at Headingley 2017

30 (+3) Mehedi Hasan Ban 511*! 31.37 511 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

32 (+4) Taijul Islam Ban 481*! 33.40 481 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

37 (+2) Jason Holder Win 449*! 38.31 449 v Eng at Headingley 2017

52 (+14) Pat Cummins Aus 339*! 24.21 339 v Ban at Mirpur 2017

67 (+6) Roston Chase Win 264*! 47.75 264 v Eng at Headingley 2017


All-rounders (top five)

Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Highest Rating

1 ( - ) S. Al Hasan Ban 489! 489 v Aus at Mirpur 2017

2 ( - ) R. Jadeja Ind 430 438 v SL at Colombo (SSC) 2017

3 ( - ) R. Ashwin Ind 422 493 v Eng at Mohali 2016

4 ( - ) Moeen Ali Eng 392 409 v SA at Old Trafford 2017

5 ( - ) Ben Stokes Eng 360 /* 362 v SA at The Oval 2017

*indicates provisional rating; a batsman qualifies for a full rating after playing 40 Test innings; a bowler qualifies for a full rating when he reaches 100 Test wickets.

! indicates career-highest rating

 

[Abdullah719]

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club have today added Kraigg Brathwaite to their ranks for the final two Specsavers County Championship fixtures of the 2017 season.

 

[Hamza_]

Solid player, Really grinds it out and puts up a prize over his wicket.

WI needs to ensure he stays as test specialist.

 

[Hasan123]

Had a feeling he would get a county deal. Will certainly improve him further as a player

 

[Markhor]

West Indies made the lowest Test score after 40 overs in the 21st century today vs Zimbabwe partly thanks to Kraigg Brathwaite's 32 off 160 balls.

Talk about grinding.

 

[aloo paratha]

West Indies made the lowest Test score after 40 overs in the 21st century today vs Zimbabwe partly thanks to Kraigg Brathwaite's 32 off 160 balls.

Talk about grinding.

are conditions bowling friendly?

 

[Markhor]

are conditions bowling friendly?

Didn't watch the final session but the match report says the sun was out by the time Windies openers were batting. Seems like a dry, slow Bulawayo pitch.

 

[Markhor]

What an infuriating player. Seems to have one good series followed by one where he goes missing which is not what you want from a senior batsman with the talent he possesses.

Performed against New Zealand last year, failed against Sri Lanka, scored two hundreds against a weak Bangladesh Test team, does nothing against India.

 

[MenInG]

Been the 500th wicket for Anderson and Broad!

 

[Saj]

What a performance.

Broken the record for the most balls faced by any West Indies batter in a Test match.

 

[Saj]

Kraigg Brathwaite batted for 673 balls in the 2nd Test versus England in Bridgetown.

That's the most number of balls faced by any West Indies batter in a Test match.

It's also the joint 13th highest number of balls faced by any batter in Test history.

 

[Saj]

Most minutes batted in a Test match:

Hanif Mohammad (970+) Pakistan v West Indies in 1958
Stephen Fleming (956) New Zealand v Sri Lanka in 2003
Kraigg Brathwaite (955) West Indies v England) in 2022

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

A truly remarkable effort by him. But still can't say my opinion on him has changed. He's a mediocre batter who has the ability to produce outstanding knocks from time to time. His performance against England at Headingly in 2017 was in my opinion even more remarkable because West Indies chased down 322 against a high-quality England bowling attack to win that match.

But ultimately he simply lacks the consistency to be talked about in the same breath as guys like Warner, Karunaratne, Elgar, Rohit, Latham. And regularly goes missing even when West Indies are playing at home.

Let's hope this epic performance allows him to finally go to the next level as a test batter and start delivering more consistently for West Indies.

 

[sweep_shot]

He is the best Test batsman West Indies have currently.

He can occupy the crease and play a long innings.

 

[bujhee kom]

His record is not an accurate reflection of his ability. He has some issues converting starts but he can bat all day. Mentally very strong.

 

[MenInG]

 

[FearlessRoar]

Steely determination from the West Indies captain in 3rd Test against England

It's his 30th Test fifty in 92 Test matches.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Can he help West Indies win the 3rd Test against England?

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Once a childhood dream to play for the West Indies, captain Kraigg Brathwaite, as he flips the toss on Saturday, November 30, 2024, becomes the first West Indian to play 86 consecutive Test matches, eclipsing the record of 85 held by his countryman and living national hero of Barbados, Sir Garfield Sobers.

The significance of this achievement is magnified by the fact that it takes place on Barbados’ Independence Day, a fitting moment to celebrate the island's contributions to West Indies cricket.

For Brathwaite, surpassing Sobers—a name synonymous with excellence in cricket—feels surreal. Sobers inspired generations, and now Brathwaite carries that legacy forward.

 

[Bewal Express]

The most boring player to come out of the islands and one of the worst to play for the West Indies.