Afif rises, others drop in T20I rankings 

Bangladesh batsman Afif Hossain saw a rise in the latest ICC Twenty20 International batting rankings as he rose four places to 54th with 471 points following the conclusion of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.

Batsman Mahmudullah Riyad moved up to 42nd, while his compatriot Liton Das dropped to 49th.

In the T20I bowling rankings, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed took a hit, dropping down five places to 21st after he conceded 34 runs in an over in the deciding match of Bangladesh’s series loss against Zimbabwe.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan went down three places to 27th but left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman rose to 31st accumulating 538 points.

His fellow left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam also saw a drop as he went down to 50th.

Babar Azam is in danger of losing his mantle as the best T20I batter in the world after emerging India star Suryakumar Yadav moved within striking distance of the Pakistan captain on the latest batting rankings.

The 31-year-old’s latest batting exploits in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies have been rewarded as he now sits second in the charts with 816 points, while topper Babar leads with 818.