Pakistan’s cricketing stars, including Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha, made impressive strides in the latest ICC rankings across both white-ball and red-ball formats, owing to their exceptional performances in recent matches.
In the ICC ODI batter rankings, Pakistan’s skipper Mohammad Rizwan climbed three places, advancing from 24th to 21st with 612 rating points.
Rising star Saim Ayub who was named Player of the Series after Pakistan’s commanding 3-0 victory over South Africa, made a significant jump of 57 spots to secure the 23rd position with 603 rating points.
His outstanding performance, which featured two centuries in the series, firmly established him among the top players.
Vice-captain Salman Ali Agha also showed significant improvement, moving up 28 spots to 80th with 468 rating points.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Shafique, who endured a difficult series with three consecutive ducks, dropped 21 places to 98th.
Pakistan’s opening batters, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq, saw a minor dip, each dropping one spot to 17th and 19th, respectively.
Babar Azam continues to dominate the ODI rankings, holding the number-one position, with India’s Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill occupying the second and third spots.
In the ODI bowling rankings, Haris Rauf slipped from 15th to 16th, while Mohammad Wasim Jr. sits at 61st.
Naseem Shah has made a notable rise, jumping 10 places from 61st to 51st, while Mohammad Nawaz has dropped six places to 73rd.
Rashid Khan retains the top position in the ODI bowler rankings, with Shaheen Afridi falling to third, surpassed by India’s Kuldeep Yadav in second.
In T20I rankings, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan maintained their positions at sixth and eighth, respectively, while Saim Ayub moved up one place to 57th.
Despite being out of action, Fakhar Zaman and Iftikhar Ahmed have climbed one spot to 68th and 78th, respectively.
Australia’s Travis Head leads the T20I batter rankings, followed by England’s Phil Salt and India’s Tilak Varma.
Shaheen Afridi dropped two places in the T20I bowler rankings, now sitting at 23rd with 599 rating points. Haris Rauf also saw a decline, slipping to 28th.
Young pacer Abbas Afridi dropped one place to 43rd, while Shadab Khan improved slightly, moving up two places to 69th.
In the Test rankings, Babar Azam moved up two spots in the Test batter rankings, reaching 15th with 670 rating points.
Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan have improved to 18th and 19th, respectively.
Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique have both seen a decline, dropping to 44th and 50th, respectively.
Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, currently out of international action, has seen a rise in his rankings, reaching 72nd.
In the Test bowling rankings, Noman Ali has moved up one place to 9th, while Shaheen Afridi remains in 18th.
Hasan Ali and Sajid Khan retained their positions at 38th and 40th, respectively. Naseem Shah is ranked 41st, while Abrar Ahmed and Khurram Shehzad remain at 58th and 60th.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah continues to lead the Test bowler rankings, followed by South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood.