Pakistani Take a look at participant Saud Shakeel achieved a big milestone on Wednesday, getting into the highest 10 of the ICC Males’s Take a look at Batting Rankings.
Based on the ICC’s official rating, Shakeel made a outstanding leap of 20 spots to safe seventh place.
His spectacular efficiency within the current Take a look at collection in opposition to England on house turf was pivotal on this achievement.
Pakistan celebrated a memorable victory by outclassing England within the third Take a look at, claiming the three-match collection 2-1. The nationwide aspect took a considerable first-innings lead of 77 runs on a pitch favouring spinners.
Shakeel’s highest ranking is 724, with a career-best of 728 achieved in opposition to Australia in Melbourne in 2023.
England’s Joe Root continues to guide the rankings, adopted by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, England’s Harry Brook, and Australia’s Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja forward of Shakeel. Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis, and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra occupy the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions, respectively, with Ravindra climbing eight ranks to enter the highest 10.
Indian star Virat Kohli has fallen to 14th, whereas Pakistan’s Babar Azam moved as much as 18th. In the meantime, Pakistan’s Take a look at bowler Noman Ali has entered the ICC’s high 10 Take a look at bowlers, rising eight locations to ninth.
Shaheen Shah Afridi, nonetheless, dropped from 14th to fifteenth. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada is the highest Take a look at bowler after transferring up three locations, with India’s Jasprit Bumrah in third.
