Shaheen, Fakhar and Rauf move up in latest ICC ODI rankings
Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman and Haris Rauf have improved their positions in the latest ICC ODI rankings after the tri-series with England and Sri Lanka. Fakhar climbed nine places to 37th among batters, while Shaheen is fifth among bowlers.
- Fakhar Zaman rose nine places to 37th in ODI batting with 548 points.
- Shaheen Afridi is fifth among ODI bowlers; Haris Rauf climbed five places to 24th.
- Babar Azam stays ninth among batters with 661 points.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi, opening batter Fakhar Zaman and fast bowler Haris Rauf have moved up in the latest ICC ODI rankings, following their performances in the recently concluded tri-series that also featured England and Sri Lanka.
Fakhar Zaman made the biggest jump among Pakistan's batters. He climbed nine places to 37th with 548 points, after scoring 127 off 99 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes.
Babar Azam kept ninth place with 661 rating points, and Salman Ali Agha stayed 13th with 622 points. Shubman Gill continues to lead the batting list with 841 points, followed by Daryl Mitchell in second and Virat Kohli in third.
Other Pakistani batters slipped. Mohammad Rizwan, who is currently out of Pakistan's squads in all formats, fell two places to 44th with 532 points. Saim Ayub dropped four places to joint 68th with 468 points, and Shadab Khan fell one place to 93rd with 398 points.
Among bowlers, Shaheen Afridi moved up one place to fifth with 621 points, after taking 10 wickets in five tri-series matches at an economy rate of 5.18. Haris Rauf rose five places to 24th with 540 points, having taken seven wickets in five matches at an economy rate of 6.13.
Abrar Ahmed slipped one place to fourth with 642 points. Mitchell Santner is third, Keshav Maharaj second, and Rashid Khan remains first. Naseem Shah fell four places to 55th with 472 points, Arafat Minhas dropped three places to 71st with 434 points, Mohammad Wasim fell four places to 85th, and Mohammad Nawaz dropped three places to 94th.
In the all-rounder rankings, Salman Ali Agha rose three places to 13th with 189 points, and Shaheen Afridi gained three places to 16th with 175 points. Arafat Minhas jumped 36 places to 33rd with 143 points, the biggest gain among Pakistani players in this category. Naseem Shah slipped four places to 42nd, and Abrar Ahmed fell two places to 47th with 129 points.
Why it matters
Pakistan's leading cricketers are followed closely by fans across the country, and the rankings show how the national team's players performed after the tri-series.
