Pakistan’s top cricketers have experienced major shifts in the latest ICC rankings, with Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi moving down in the ODI charts, while several players including Salman Mirza and Faheem Ashraf made big gains in the T20I format.
In ODIs, former captain Babar Azam slipped one spot to fifth with 728 rating points.
Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman improved slightly, climbing to 23rd and 26th, respectively.
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Middle-order batter Salman Ali Agha, after a steady knock against South Africa, jumped nine places to 30th with 569 points.
Imam-ul-Haq dropped to 42nd, while opener Saim Ayub remained 53rd with 509 points.
India’s Rohit Sharma continues to lead the ODI batting charts, followed by Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran in second.
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell climbed to third, pushing India’s Shubman Gill to fourth.
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Among bowlers, Pakistan’s ODI captain Shaheen Afridi fell to 15th with 587 points.
Naseem Shah surged 10 spots to 33rd after strong performance in the series opener against South Africa, while spinner Abrar Ahmed moved up to 37th.
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Mohammad Nawaz also rose to 69th.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan holds the top spot among ODI bowlers, followed by South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and England’s Jofra Archer.
In T20Is, several Pakistan players recorded career-best progress after their performances against South Africa.
Babar Azam, who returned to the format, climbed nine places to 30th with 563 points.
Saim Ayub rose 10 spots to 39th, while Salman Ali Agha moved to 54th.
Sahibzada Farhan remained steady at 11th, while Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan dropped to 63rd and 42nd, respectively.
India’s Abhishek Sharma leads the T20I batting rankings, followed by England’s Phil Salt and India’s Tilak Varma.
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In the bowling charts, pacer Salman Mirza made one of the biggest jumps of rankings, rising 98 places to 45th after an impressive spell in the second T20I against South Africa.
Faheem Ashraf also surged 50 spots to 51st with 502 points.
Shaheen Afridi climbed three places to 13th, while Abrar Ahmed stayed eighth.
Sufiyan Muqeem dropped to 23rd, and Haris Rauf slipped to 37th.
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Varun Chakaravarthy of India continues as the number 1 ranked T20I bowler, followed by Akeal Hosein of the West Indies and Rashid Khan of Afghanistan.
In the all-rounders’ list, Saim Ayub continues to hold the top position globally.
Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza moved to second, and West Indies’ Roston Chase climbed to third.
Mohammad Nawaz fell to 10th, while Faheem Ashraf gained eight places to 30th.
Shaheen Afridi dropped to 56th, Salman Ali Agha improved slightly to 63rd, and Abbas Afridi slipped to 73rd.
