Dubai: In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers, Ravichandran Ashwin is the highest-ranked India bowler, in eighth position. Given that he is in his qualification period,* he is likely to move up the order depending on how he performs in the series against West Indies. Ashwin has taken 92 wickets in 16 Tests.

Dale Steyn of South Africa leads the table with 903 points while his team-mate Vernon Philander is at second spot with 899 points.

Other bowlers sitting inside the top 20 include Pragyan Ojha (11th), Kemar Roach (14th) and Zaheer Khan (17th), while bowlers outside the top 20 are Shane Shillingford (21st), Darren Sammy (28th), Ishant Sharma (32nd) and Umesh Yadav (50th).

The all-rounders’ list is headed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh with Ashwin as the highest-ranked player from either side in third spot, 11 ratings points behind Kallis.

In the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings, there may be a reshuffle in the order, depending on how the series pans out.

India (116) leads the West Indies (99) by 17 ratings points and this difference means it should win the series. Because the rankings are weighted to reflect this difference, India’s failure to win the series will result in it losing points.

If the series ends in a draw, India will retain third position but will slip to 114 ratings points while the West Indies will join Australia on 101 ratings points but will be ranked above Michael Clarke’s men when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

If India wins the series 1-0, then it will move ahead of England into second place on 117 ratings points, while a 2-0 win will put it in second place on 119 ratings points.