Afghanistan skipper Rahmat Shah made history by becoming the first Afghan to feature inside the top 10 of any category in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. The right-handed batsman moved up six spots to become the seventh-ranked Test batter after an outstanding display in the opener of the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.
The player hit a brilliant 173 during the match that ended in a draw to earn a career-best rating. It was also his fifth Test century and second of the year to move past India's Shubman Gill, South Africa's Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis to make his debut appearance in the top 10. Earlier this month, Afghanistan made history by moving up to sixth in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after they won the tri-series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Craig Ervine, Jomel Warrican make significant gains in ICC Test rankings
Zimbabwe veteran Craig Ervine had a strong rise in the latest rankings after hitting an unbeaten 206 in the second innings of the Sharjah Test. The left-hander rose nine spots to 48 in the Test batting rankings.
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Several players got a boost at the end of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies. West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican made the most gains, rising 11 spots to joint 19th in the Test bowling rankings after taking 16 wickets in the series. His Player of the Series performance also earned him a personal-best rating.
His partner Justin Greaves rose a spot to joint eighth in the Test all-rounders list after his 46 and 51 with a wicket. West Indies batter Kavem Hodge made a 12-place rise to 52. Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy also had a stellar rise to 60 after being outside the top 100. West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo also rose 28 spots to 62.
Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh see gains in latest ODI rankings
The latest ICC ODI rankings saw a number of changes after the first two games of the five-game series between India and New Zealand. Indian all-rounder Axar Patel rose 23 spots to 21st in the ODI bowling rankings after picking up 2/28 in the second game in Wellington.
Arshdeep Singh also rose 11 spots to joint 31st after his four-wicket haul in the opening game of the series in Auckland. But Gurnoor Brar made the largest gains of any Indian bowler, rising from outside the top 100 to 48. The young bowler has taken the most wickets in the series so far with seven.
Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson both rose in the rankings for New Zealand. Jacob rose eight spots to joint 43rd, while Kyle rose 24 spots to 60th.