LAHORE – Pakistan’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has entered into the top-20 for the first time in his career in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings.
The rankings were released on Sunday following the conclusion of the West Indies-Bangladesh series and also incorporate player performances from the Zimbabwe-Pakistan series.
Zaman scored 515 runs in the series and has gained a total of 22 places to move into 16th position.
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Zaman was 24th when the player rankings were last updated on July 17 following the England versus India series, and the three ODIs between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, but his knocks of 210 not out in the fourth ODI and 85 in the final ODI helped him to gain eight more places.
After the fifth and final ODI against Zimbabawe concluded, the 28-year-old became the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in one-day international (ODI) history after breaking the 38-year record of Sir Viv Richard.
Fakhar is now the second Pakistan batsman to feature in the top-20 after Babar Zaman reclaimed the second spot after finishing the series with 184 runs. Babar now leads England’s Joe Root by seven points, while the list is headed by India’s Virat Kohli.
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Fakhar’s opening partner Imam-ul-Haq has also made a massive impact in the latest batsman rankings.
Imam had gained 70 places after the first three ODIs, and moved up another 51 spots to finish the Zimbabwe tour in the 43rd position. In the five ODIs, the 22-year-old has gained 121 positions, thanks to his series aggregate of 395 runs that also included three centuries.
In the bowling table, Pakistan wrist-spinner Shadab Khan and fast bowler Faheem Ashraf have made upward movements. Both bowlers collected nine wickets apiece in the series, and as such, Shadab has finished in 31st position (he started the series in 53rd position) and Faheem has ended up in 79th position (he started the series ranked 149th).
Jasprit Bumrah of India is the No.1-ranked bowler and is followed by Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Hasan Ali.
Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh is the No.1-ranked all-rounder and is followed by Mohammad Nabi of Afghansitan and Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez.
The player rankings will now be updated at the conclusion of Sri Lanka and South Africa ODI series.
