Several Pakistan cricketers recorded significant gains and losses in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Rankings, with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, and Arafat Minhas moving up, while Babar Azam and several other players slipped.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi climbed two places to sixth in the ODI bowling rankings after taking eight wickets in four matches during the ongoing home tri-series against England and Sri Lanka.
Young spinner Arafat Minhas also made notable progress, jumping 15 places to 68th with 435 rating points following his six-wicket performance against England.
However, Haris Rauf dropped nine places to 29th, while Naseem Shah slipped six spots to 53rd.
Abrar Ahmed, who has yet to feature in the tri-series, fell one place to third. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan retained the top position, followed by South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj in second.
In the batting rankings, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam dropped two places to ninth after managing 118 runs in four matches without scoring a major innings.
Salman Ali Agha also slipped one spot to 13th. The all-rounder started the tournament with a century against Sri Lanka but managed just 51 runs in his next three matches.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan, who has been dropped from Pakistan’s ODI squad, fell eight places to 42nd, while Fakhar Zaman slipped two spots to 46th.
Shadab Khan recorded the biggest gain among Pakistan’s players in the batting rankings, climbing 32 places to 92nd following his match-winning century against England.
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