Sir Gary Sobers was the last cricketer from the Caribbean islands to top the list in March 1974 and Holder has now followed in his footsteps with his 202 not out off 229 balls in West Indies' emphatic win against England
Dubai: There was no change in India captain Virat Kohli's position at the top of Test batsmen's list but West Indies skipper Jason Holder emulated Sir Gary Sobers to become world's No 1 all-rounder in the latest Test rankings released by the ICC.
Sir Gary Sobers was the last cricketer from the Caribbean islands to top the list in March 1974 and Holder has now followed in his footsteps with his 202 not out off 229 balls in West Indies' emphatic win against England.
🙌 JASON HOLDER IS NO.1 TEST ALL-ROUNDER 🙌
The Windies captain, who was named in the 2018 ICC Test Team of the Year, has leapfrogged Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to the top of the ICC Test rankings for all-rounders!
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Holder leapfrogged Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and India's Ravindra Jadeja to grab the number one spot for the first time in his career. Jadeja, who slipped a place in the all-rounder's list, maintained his fifth position in bowler's list.
Cheteshwar Pujara (3rd) among batsmen and Ravichandran Ashwin (9th) among bowlers held on to their last week's rankings.
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