Pakistani player Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi number one in ODI ICC ranking

Pakistani player Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi number one in ODI ICC ranking

—————- (Asghar Ali Mubarak)—————–

Islamabad:  The ranking of the bowlers of the Pakistan cricket team, which defeated Australia after 22 years on its soil, also improved.

Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has moved up 3 places to the first place, Haris Rauf, who became the man of the series by taking 10 wickets in 3 matches against Australia, has moved up 14 places to the 13th place.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a new player ranking, according to which, after batting, Pakistani players have also occupied the field of bowling.

In the list of ODI bowlers, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is second, Kagiso Rabada of South Africa. Third, India’s Kuldeep Yadav is fourth, Namibia’s Bernard Schultz is fifth.

The former captain of the national team Babar Azam has been at the first place in the ODI rankings since December 2023, while Fakhr Zaman, who did not make it to the national team for the tour of Australia, has dropped out of the top ten after dropping 2 ranks, he is in the 11th position.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Shibman Gill, Virat Kohli are at the third to fourth position respectively in the ICC Beaters Ranking.