DUBAI – Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi climbed in latest Test rankings issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Azam, who is Pakistan’s white-ball captain, jumped one place to reach 11th place with 712 rating points.
Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan reclaimed spot in top 10 as he stood at ninth place after one spot improvement to secure 9th place.
In the bowling rankings, Shaheen Afridi also reclaimed spot in the top 10, now positioned at 10th with 709 rating points.
On the other hand, Saud Shakeel dropped to 21st spot with 661 rating points, while all-rounder Salman Ali Agha slipped to 32nd place with 606 rating points.
On the other hand, six Sri Lankan players have obtained new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings following their upset Test victory over England at The Oval.
Sri Lanka produced their first Test win over England away from home in the third Test of their recently-completed series, with the likes of skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, middle-order performer Kamindu Mendis and opener Pathum Nissanka leading the way with the bat for the island nation.
It was de Silva who top-scored for Sri Lanka in the first innings of the Test with a stylish 69 and that helped the right-hander obtain a new career-best rating and gain three places to move to 13th overall on the Test rankings for batters to now be the leading player on the list from his team.
England’s Joe Root holds on to his spot as the No.1 ranked Test batter despite scores of just 13 and 12 at The Oval, although the right-hander does see his rating fall from 922 rating points to 899 and allows the likes of New Zealand duo Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell and Australia’s Steve Smith to draw closer.
