In the new International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings, the national Test team’s vice-captain Saud Shakeel and spinner Noman Ali have made a significant jump into the top 10.
Saud Shakeel has moved up 20 spots to the 7th position, while Noman Ali has moved to the 9th spot.
Saud Shakeel recently scored 280 runs in the three-Test series against England, including a century and a half-century in five innings, earning him the title of the series’ best player.
Pakistani spinner Noman Ali, after his stellar performance in the third and final Test of the recent series, has also made it into the top ten. Noman took nine wickets in the match and moved up eight spots to reach a career-best 9th position, while fellow spinner Sajid Khan also improved his career rating by 12 places.
Jasprit Bumrah’s reign as the number one Test bowler has ended, with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada becoming the number one bowler in the latest ICC Test player ranking. Rabada took nine wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh. Hazlewood is now second in the Test bowlers ranking, with Bumrah in third and Ashwin in fourth.
Among Test batters, England’s Joe Root maintains the top position, followed by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson in second place. India’s young Yashasvi Jaiswal has moved up one spot to third, while Virat Kohli has dropped six spots to 14th.
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra has also entered the top ten, moving up eight spots to 10th.
