Windies face new danger

West Indies is in danger of replacing Bangladesh at the bottom of the table in the latest International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test rankings.

The regional team has slipped 11 points, leading Bangladesh by just eight points, according to the ICC latest ICC Test rankings.

Although the team has retained its eighth position, it has dropped from 79 points to 65.

The gap between the Caribbean side and ninth-ranked Bangladesh has been slashed from 29 points to just eight points.

The ICC said with the annual update the results from 2012-13 are no longer included in the calculations and outcomes from the 2014-15 series are weighted at 50 percent.

Meanwhile, the Australians have opened up a six-point lead over India at the top of the rankings, while India now leads third-placed Pakistan by just one point.