Seales and Holder Climb ICC Test Rankings

By Priscilla Jepchumba Jayden Seales and Jason Holder have emerged as top performers in the updated ICC Men's Test Player Rankings following their strong performances during the recent Test series between West Indies and South Africa. Despite West Indies' series defeat, Seales collected nine wickets in the second Test in Guyana, propelling him 13 places up the Test rankings for bowlers to a career-high 13th position. His teammate Jomel Warrican moved up two spots to 52nd, while Shamar Joseph climbed 11 places to 54th in the Test bowler rankings. South Africa's Wiaan Mulder also significantly improved his ranking, rising 27 places to 65th after a stellar performance. Jason Holder excelled in all three categories, moving up two spots to fifth in the rankings for Test all-rounders. His unbeaten half-century in the second Test propelled him to the fifth spot in the all-rounder rankings and an equal 60th place in the list for Test batters. Aiden Markram and Kyle Verreynne from South Africa also made notable progr