West Indies cricket team’s fast bowler Shamar Joseph and England’s spin bowler Tom Hartley have got the big gift of excellent bowling in Test cricket. Let us tell you that both the players have made huge leaps in the latest ICC Test rankings.

It is noteworthy that Joseph created a sensation by taking 7 wickets in the second innings of the second Test match against Australia at Gabba in Brisbane. Also, due to this brilliant performance of Joseph, the Caribbean team achieved a historic victory over Australia after 27 years. Apart from this, the two-match Test series ended in a 1-1 draw.

So now Shamar Joseph has reached joint 50th position in the latest ICC Test rankings with a jump of 42 places in the bowlers category. 24 year old young fast bowler Joseph currently has 397 rating points. Which is the best Test ranking of any Caribbean bowler after two Test matches.

England’s spinner also shone

On the other hand, English spinner Tom Hartley, who bowled brilliantly in the Hyderabad Test match against India, has also made a huge leap in the bowlers’ category in the ICC Test rankings. In the first Test match against India in Hyderabad, Hartley took 7 wickets in the second innings and a total of 9 wickets in the match, due to which England defeated India by 28 runs.

So, after this great performance, Hartley has reached 63rd position in the category of bowlers in the latest ICC Test Rankings, which is the second best performance of any debuting bowler. At present he has 332 rating points. So before Hartley, England’s John Lever had taken 10 wickets in his debut Test match in the Delhi Test match in 1976.