Shaheen Shah moves to No.8 in ICC Test Rankings
Karachi: Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi achieved a career-best spot in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after bagging 18 wickets in two-match series against West Indies.
The 21-year-old Shaheen has gained 10 slots to reach eighth position after a 10-wicket match haul that helped seal a 109-run victory and won him the Player of the Match award.
Shaheen Afridi launches up in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s Test Bowling rankings after his stellar series in the West Indies
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— ICC (@ICC) August 25, 2021
On the other hand, Left-handed batter Fawad Alam moved to 21st position. He stroked unbeaten 124 in the first innings.
Fawad, who has struck four centuries since his return to Test cricket in August last year, had a previous best of 47th position attained in May this year while Afridi’s 18th position before this Test was his highest. Shaheen, who also finished as the Player of the Series with 18 wickets, had started the series in 22nd position.
Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the two Pakistan players ahead of Fawad in the batters’ list, have also gained. Babar’s scores of 75 and 33 have helped him advance one slot to seventh position, two below his career-best fifth position in August last year, while Rizwan moved to 19th with scores of 31 and 10 not out.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has climbed a spot on the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s Test Batting rankings
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— ICC (@ICC) August 25, 2021
Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali is another one to gain in the latest weekly update to the men’s rankings that is carried out across formats on Wednesdays. His three-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him progress from 48th to 44thposition.
For the West Indies, all-rounder Jason Holder has advanced six places to 37th among batters with scores of 26 and 47. Fast bowler Jayden Seales, the most successful after Shaheen with 11 wickets in the series, has moved up four slots to 54th after his three first innings wickets.
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