Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz reached his career-high position in the Men's ODI Player Rankings as the ICC updated the table on Wednesday.
Miraz gains four places in the all-rounders' rankings after a knock of 38 and picking up one wicket in the second ODI against South Africa on Sunday which pushed him to the eighth position in the table with 235 rating points.
Miraz, who was an all-rounder in the age level cricket, emerged as a very effective off-spinner when he made his Test debut against England but now he is gradually showing his batting prowess as well.
He played a very crucial knock of 81* runs against Afghanistan in February,
Babar Azam, who makes massive gains after a stunning batting display against Australia moves into the fifth place of the Test batting rankings.
The Pakistan skipper was at his glorious best against Australia during the second Test of the series in Karachi. Batting for almost two days, Babar played a marathon knock of 196 in 425 deliveries as Pakistan pulled off a sensational draw. The performance has seen Babar gain three spots in the rankings chart.
Other star performers with the bat from the same match – Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Khawaja – have also taken massive a massive leap. Rizwan has moved up six spots, to be joint No.11 alongside David Warner after his knock of 104* in the second innings. Usman Khawaja, who scored 160 and 44* in Karachi, moves up eleven spots to No 13.
West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite is another big mover, gaining sixteen spots up to No.27 after scoring 160 and 56* in the second Test against England in Barbados.
In the bowling charts, Shaheen Afridi has moved down one spot to No.6 after struggling in the Karachi Test, picking up only two wickets in the match. Mitchell Starc, who picked up three scalps in the first innings moves up one place to No.15.
In the all-rounders' chart, Jason Holder has dropped down to No.2 after struggling during the second Test in Barbados. Holder picked up only one wicket and aggregated 12 runs in the match.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins has moved up one spot to No.8 after aggregating three wickets and scoring 34* in the first innings of the Karachi Test.
