Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha Rise in ICC ODI Rankings
On the other hand, Abdullah Shafique had a tough series and dropped 21 places to 98th after scoring three ducks

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Posted - 2024-12-25T22:48:39+06:00
Updated - 2024-12-25T22:48:39+06:00
Pakistani cricket talents Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha have moved up in the latest ICC rankings for both the white-ball and red-ball formats following their impressive performances in recent matches.
Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha have made impressive progress in the latest ICC rankings in both the white-ball and red-ball formats, reflecting their exceptional performances in recent matches.
In the ICC ODI batsman rankings, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan climbed three places, moving up from 24th to 21st with 612 rating points.
Rising batsman Saim, who received the Player of the Series award after Pakistan's 3-0 win over South Africa, climbed an impressive 57 places to 23rd place with 603 rating points. Vice-captain Salman Ali Agha also showed a significant improvement, moving up 28 places to 80th place with 468 points.
On the other hand, Abdullah Shafique had a rough series and dropped 21 places to 98th after three ducks. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq slipped one place each to 17th and 19th. Meanwhile, Babar Azam remains the best ODI batsman, followed by India's Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
In the bowling rankings, Shaheen Afridi dropped to third place, Rashid Khan retained the first spot and Kuldeep Yadav moved up to second. Haris Rauf dropped to 16th place while Naseem Shah rose 10 places to 51st.
In the T20I rankings, Babar and Rizwan retained their positions at sixth and eighth respectively, while Saim moved up one place to 57th.
Shaheen lost two places in the T20I bowler rankings and is now at 23rd with 599 rating points. Haris Rauf also suffered a decline, slipping to 28th.
Young pacer Abbas Afridi lost one place to 43rd, while Shadab Khan improved slightly, moving up two places to 69th.
In the Test rankings, Babar Azam rose two places to reach 15th place with 670 rating points. Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan improved to 18th and 19th place respectively. Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique both saw a decline, falling to 44th and 50th place respectively.
Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who is currently not playing internationally, managed to improve his rankings to reach 72nd place.
In the Test bowling rankings, Noman Ali rose one place to 9th place while Shaheen Afridi remains at 18th place. Hasan Ali and Sajid Khan retained their positions at 38th and 40th place respectively. Naseem Shah is ranked 41st, while Abrar Ahmed and Khurram Shehzad remain at 58th and 60th respectively.
India's Jasprit Bumrah continues to lead the Test bowlers' rankings, followed by Kagiso Rabada of South Africa and Josh Hazlewood of Australia.