DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ( CMC) – All-rounder Darren Sammy has leapt 37 places in the ICC One-Day International bowlers’ rankings, following his outstanding performances against Zimbabwe in the just concluded five-match series in the Caribbean.
The 26-year-old medium pacer, who finished the series with eight wickets, is now joint 20th in the rankings, his highest ever career ranking.
After going wicket-less in the second ODI in Guyana, Sammy snatched four for 26 as West Indies crushed Zimbabwe by 141 runs in the first of three matches in St Vincent.
He followed this up with a spell of one for 24 from his 10 overs as West Indies won the fourth game by four wickets, and finished off with a fine spell of three for 33 from his full complement of overs in Sunday’s final encounter.
Sammy, who has found difficulty in breaking into the Windies side consistently, has now claimed 29 wickets from 36 matches.
Fellow seamers Kemar Roach and Dwayne Bravo also joined Sammy in making big jumps in the rankings following decent performances.
The 21-year-old Roach also snapped up eight wickets to leap 23 spots to 80th while Bravo is now 24th after moving 20 places, following a haul of seven wickets in just three games.
Captain Chris Gayle, meanwhile, continued his glide up the batting rankings when he moved one place into fourth, overtaking Indian batting genius Sachin Tendulkar.
The left-hander hammered three half-centuries to finish the series with 273 runs, as the West Indies leading batsman.
Shiv Chanderpaul, however, slipped one place to ninth after an erratic series where he got two half-centuries in five innings.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads the batting rankings while New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori sits on top the bowlers’ rankings.