The ICC announced the updated rankings of male and female cricketers on Wednesday, August 20. Pakistani cricketers suffered notable drops after their embarrassing defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test match on August 25.
Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan’s top-ranked bowler in the Test rankings, dropped two places to 10th after a poor showing in Rawalpindi. The star left-arm spinner managed to claim just two wickets in two innings as Bangladesh steered their first Test triumph against Pakistan with a 10-wicket win.
Shaheen remains the only Pakistan player in the top 30 of the ICC men’s Test bowling rankings. However, young bowler Naseem Shah witnessed a surprising rise in the rankings despite returning with just three wickets in two innings in the first Test.
Naseem jumped four places to 33rd in the updated rankings while Hassan Ali Shaheen remains at number 31 in the list. Shaheen’s drop of two places was the only change in the top ten as India’s star bowler Ravichandran Ashwin continues to dominate the Test bowling rankings.
In the ODI bowling rankings, the South African veteran Keshav Maharaj remains at the top followed by the Australian pair formed by Josh Hazlewood and Adam ZampaShaheen maintains his seventh position and is the only Pakistan bowler in the ODI top 20 list.
However, there were major changes in the T20 bowling rankings after West Indies’ 3-0 series win against South Africa. Bowlers Gudakesh Motie and Akeal Hosein stormed into the top three after their match-winning performances against the Proteas.
Motie jumped ten places to reach third spot and Hosein moved up four places to take second place in the updated men’s T20 bowling rankings. Experienced England spinner Adil Rashid retained his top position with the highest rating of 718. Shaheen remains Pakistan’s highest-ranked player in T20 as he witnessed a two-place jump to 12th position on Wednesday.
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