Key Points
- Hasan Nawaz rises 57 places to 45th
- Saim Ayub moves to 61st, Agha Salman climbs to 75th
- Babar, Rizwan and Fakhar drop in latest rankings
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s commanding 3-0 T20I series sweep over Bangladesh has had a positive impact on the latest ICC T20I rankings, with several players making notable progress.
Explosive opener Mohammad Haris made the most remarkable jump, soaring 210 places to reach 30th in the batting rankings with 580 rating points. Haris scored the second-fastest T20I century by a Pakistani batsman in the final match of the series, underlining his destructive potential.
Emerging middle-order batter Hasan Nawaz, who played a key role throughout the series, also made significant gains, climbing 57 places to 45th with 540 points.
Saim Ayub’s return
Youngster Saim Ayub, making a return to the side, impressed in the third T20I and moved up four places to 61st, now with 485 points.
Captain Agha Salman, who contributed 90 runs across the three-match series, rose 42 places to 75th with 430 points.
However, not all updates were positive for Pakistan. Senior batters Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Fakhar Zaman saw declines in their rankings. Fakhar slipped 10 spots to 87th with 406 points, while Babar and Rizwan each dropped three places, now ranked 12th and 13th, respectively.
Travis Head’s spot
At the top of the batting rankings, Australia’s Travis Head remains in first place, followed by India’s Abhishek Sharma in second and England’s Phil Salt in third.
In the bowling charts, Abbas Afridi impressed with a leap of 18 places to 19th with 605 points. Vice-captain Shadab Khan also saw a surge, climbing 24 places to 59th, where he is now level with Abrar Ahmed, who made a significant 45-place jump.
On the other hand, bowlers Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi experienced drops, now sitting at 94th, 83rd, 19th, and 36th, respectively.
New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy leads the bowling rankings, followed by West Indies’ Akeal Hosein in second and India’s Varun Chakaravarthy in third.
