ISLAMABAD: Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi climbed two places to sixth in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, while Babar Azam fell two spots to ninth among batters.
Shaheen has taken eight wickets in four matches during the home tri-series against England and Sri Lanka. Pakistan pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah dropped to 29th and 53rd, respectively. Spinner Abrar Ahmed slipped one place to third, behind top-ranked Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj.
Babar has scored 118 runs in four tri-series matches. Salman Ali Agha fell one place to 13th in the batting rankings, while Mohammad Rizwan dropped to 42nd and Fakhar Zaman to 46th.
Shadab Khan made the biggest gain among Pakistan’s batters, rising 32 places to 92nd after hitting an unbeaten 113 against England. His innings powered Pakistan to a one-wicket win and helped secure a place in the final. Shadab also climbed 17 places to 50th in the ODI all-rounder rankings.
Salman and Shaheen each dropped two places in the all-rounder standings, to 16th and 19th respectively.
