Stokes, Conway take giant strides in ICC player rankings

After his excellent show in the One-Day International (ODI) series, which included 99 off 52 in the second game, Ben Stokes has risen to No. 2 in the ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders, only behind Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, who is ahead by 113 ranking points. Even though England lost the three-match ODI series 2-1, Stokes finished with 135 runs at 45 with the bat and with the ball, he chipped in with four wickets at 30.25 - second best to Mark Wood among England bowlers in the series. 

New Zealand's Devon Conway has reached his career-best fourth position in the ICC T20I rankings for batsmen. Conway, who has made an excellent start to his international career scored an unbeaten 92 off just 52 deliveries in the first T20I against Bangladesh - a series in which New Zealand have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. His teammate Tim Southee has jumped two plces into seventh in the ICC T20I bowling rankings, just one spot shy of his career-best ranking position.

In the Test rankings, Niroshan Dickwella and Nkrumah Bonner have attained their career-best ICC ranking following their respective knocks helped draw the first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka. While Dickwella scored 32 and 96, Bonner scored 31 and an unbeaten 113 - his maiden ton in Tests.

Former West Indies captain moved three spots into the eighth position in the ICC bowlers rankings after his five-wicket haul in the first innings of the first Test, while Kemar Roach jumped to 12th spot from 14th.