Rashid Khan has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings after 11 months. The Afghanistan leg-spinner climbed back to the top following his stellar performance in the 3-0 series win over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. Rashid Khan took 11 wickets in the series, Rashid Khan, including a five-wicket haul in the second ODI, propelling him five places up to No. 1 with 710 rating points — 30 ahead of South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj, who sits second.
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Afghanistan’s seam bowler Azmatullah Omarzai has climbed 19 spots to reach a career-best 21st position after taking seven wickets in the series. Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz has moved up four places to 24th, while Tanzim Hasan Sakib has surged 24 places to 67th in the bowling rankings.
Ibrahim Zadran rises to career-best No. 2 in ICC ODI batting rankings
Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran has climbed eight spots to a career-high second place in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings after an outstanding series, where he scored 213 runs and earned the Player of the Series award.
Rashid Khan: With this achievement, Zadran now holds the highest-ever batting rating by any Afghan player, surpassing Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s previous record of 686 points set last November. His No. 2 position also marks the best-ever ODI ranking for any batter from Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has moved up two places to 16th, while Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy and Mohammad Nabi have jumped to 42nd and 50th respectively in the batting charts.
In the all-rounders’ category, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai has regained the top spot, marking his second stint as No. 1 after holding the position from February to August this year, while Rashid Khan has climbed to fourth place.
Kuldeep Yadav Achieves Career-Best Test Ranking
India’s left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has achieved a career-best 14th position in the latest ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings, climbing seven spots after an impressive eight-wicket match haul. Among the West Indies players, Jomel Warrican and captain Roston Chase have also made gains, moving up two and four places to reach 30th and 57th positions respectively.
In the batting rankings, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has moved up two spots to fifth after scoring 175 in the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies in New Delhi. Meanwhile, KL Rahul’s scores of 38 and 58 not out* have lifted him two places to 33rd.
