Veteran cricket commentator Joseph “Reds” Perreira has welcomed West Indies’ rise to sixth place within the ICC Test rankings but insists that the regional facet must defeat the world’s leading groups earlier than declaring a Test cricket revival.
Speaking to the Jamaica Observer, Perreira offered a measured evaluation of the crew’s current progress following their 1-0 collection victory away to Bangladesh. The result lifted West Indies two locations to sixth within the ICC rankings, forward of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
“These groups are within the bottom half [of the rankings]. And we did nicely [against] them, however the opposition can’t be described as great,” he told the Jamaica Observer.
Centurions from the second Test, Amir Jangoo and Kavem Hodge, along with opener Brandon King and debutant Kevin Wickham, who scored two fifties on debut, stepped up for the Caribbean facet in Shai Hope’s absence, helping seal the win.
Source: caribbeancricket.com
