Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has reclaimed the top position in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, following his brilliant performance in the 3-0 series win over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.
Rashid Khan Reclaims Top Spot in ICC ODI Bowling Rankings
Rashid picked up 11 wickets in three matches, including a stunning five-wicket haul in the second ODI, propelling him five spots up to No. 1 with 710 rating points — 30 ahead of South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj, who sits second.
“𝑹𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒅’𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉-𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅’𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆-𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝑪𝑪 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆.
Seamer Azmatullah Omarzai also made a big move, climbing 19 places to a career-best 21st after a strong outing with seven wickets. Among Bangladeshi bowlers, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (up to 24th) and Tanzim Hasan Sakib (up to 67th) also registered notable gains.
Ibrahim Zadran Creates History for Afghanistan Batting
In the batting charts, Ibrahim Zadran has achieved a historic milestone for Afghanistan, jumping eight places to reach a career-best second position. He accumulated 213 runs in the series, earning the Player of the Series award.
With this rise, Zadran has attained the highest-ever ODI batting rating for an Afghanistan player (687 points), surpassing Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 686 set last year.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒇𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕. 𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒇𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz also rose to 16th, while Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy (42nd) and Mohammad Nabi (50th) improved their standings after consistent performances.
Kuldeep Yadav Climbs to Career-Best Test Ranking
In the Test rankings, India’s Kuldeep Yadav achieved a career-best 14th position after taking eight wickets in the second Test against the West Indies in New Delhi. The Indian spinner continues to rise in red-ball cricket, solidifying his reputation as a reliable strike bowler.
Among other movers, Jomel Warrican (30th) and Roston Chase (57th) also saw improvements following strong performances for the West Indies.
On the batting front, Yashasvi Jaiswal jumped two spots to fifth after his majestic 175-run knock, while KL Rahul’s contributions (38 and 58*) helped him move up to 33rd. For the West Indies, Shai Hope (66th) and John Campbell (68th) were the biggest gainers after their centuries in the final innings.
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