Abrar Ahmed moves into top three of ICC ODI bowling rankings

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has entered the top three of the ICC ODI bowling rankings, according to the latest list released by the International Cricket Council. He is third with 642 points and has moved past New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner.

Rashid Khan stays first among ODI bowlers and Keshav Maharaj is second. The rankings follow the tri-series involving Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, and the ongoing series between New Zealand and India.

Shaheen Afridi, captain of Pakistan's ODI team, rose one place to joint fourth with 621 points. Haris Rauf is 24th with 540 points, and Naseem Shah is 55th with 472 points.

Among batters, Babar Azam holds ninth place with 661 points and Salman Ali Agha is 13th with 622 points. Fakhar Zaman rose one place to joint 36th with Glenn Phillips, both on 548 points. Mohammad Rizwan rose one place to 43rd with 532 points.

Saim Ayub jumped four places to 64th with 468 points, and Shadab Khan rose one place to 92nd with 398 points. Shubman Gill leads the batting list, followed by Daryl Mitchell and Virat Kohli.

In the allrounder rankings, Azmatullah Omarzai is first, Sikandar Raza second and Mohammad Nabi third. Arafat Minhas rose two places to 31st with 143 points, while Naseem Shah rose one place to 41st. Abrar Ahmed is 46th with 129 points.

Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf are jointly 54th and Saim Ayub is 58th. Mohammad Nawaz rose two places to 95th with 90 points. Salman Ali Agha is 13th and Shaheen Afridi 16th among allrounders, while Irfan Manhas, named in the report as Arafat Minhas, fell two places to 73rd.