Big Jump for Tamim on ranking

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal jumped 22 places to be ranked 62 as a Test batsman after his match winning century in the first Test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.

In the latest rankings released by the ICC the other significant achiever from Bangladesh is Sakib al Hasan, who moved to 33 in the bowling chart, four places up from his previous ranking.

Skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza, who could bowl only 6.3 overs in the first Test before being injured, has dropped down from 38 to 40. Off-spinner Mahmudullah Riyad, who claimed eight wickets in his debut Test, entered into the ICC rankings as the 51st bowler.