Giles profits from success against Windies

LONDON: England left-arm spinner Ashley Giles has profited from his huge success in the current series against the West Indies and jumped into the Top-10 of the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) world bowlers’ rankings for the first time in his career. By capturing nine wickets in the Second Test at Edgbaston, Giles earned an elevation of nine places up the ratings to number 10 —  the best rating for an English spinner since John Emburey in the 1980s. Giles is by far the leading wicket-taker in the series, claiming 18 wickets in the two Test matches at 18.44 runs apiece.

BATSMEN:1 Rahul Dravid (IND); 2 Matthew Hayden (AUS); 3 Brian Lara (WI); 4 Jacques Kallis (SA); 5 Ricky Ponting (AUS); 6 Herschelle Gibbs (SA); 7 Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK); 8 Sachin Tendulkar (IND); 9 Virender Sehwag (IND); 10 Mark Richardson (NZ); 12th Marcus Trescothick (ENG);
16th Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI); 20th Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI); 26th Chris Gayle (WI).
BOWLERS: 1 Muttiah Muralitharan (SL); 2 Shaun Pollock (SA); 3 Steve Harmison (ENG); 4 Shoaib Akhtar (PAK); 5 Glenn McGrath (AUS); 6 Shane Warne (AUS); 7 Anil Kumble (IND)
8 Jason Gillespie (AUS); 9 Makhaya Ntini (SA); 10 Ashley Giles (ENG); 22nd Pedro Collins (WI); 29th Merv Dillon (WI).