Fakhar Climbs, Shaheen Slips in ICC ODI Rankings

Fakhar Zaman secures 17th place with 623 rating points

Wed Jan 15 2025
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman has climbed one spot to secure 17th place in the latest ODI rankings update by the International Cricket Council (ICC), while pacer Shaheen Afridi slipped to fourth position.

Despite being sidelined for months Zaman secured 623 rating points.

Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, and Saim Ayub maintained their positions at 20th, 22nd, and 23rd, respectively. Salman Ali Agha climbed to 79th, while Abdullah Shafique, following a series of disappointing performances, dropped to 98th with 436 points.

Babar Azam continues to dominate as the world’s number-one ODI batsman, with India’s Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in second and third places, respectively.

In the bowling rankings, Haris Rauf remained steady at 18th with 585 points. Naseem Shah made progress, moving up to 50th, and Mohammad Wasim Jr. rose two spots to 59th. Mohammad Nawaz held his position at 72nd.

Meanwhile, Shaheen Afridi was overtaken by Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana, dropping from third to fourth. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and India’s Kuldeep Yadav occupy the top two spots.

In Test batting, Pakistan’s vice-captain dropped five places to 11th with 724 points, while Babar Azam climbed five spots to 12th.

Mohammad Rizwan also improved his ranking advancing to 19th. Salman Ali Agha climbed to 22nd and Shan Masood jumped 12 places to 45th with 550 points.

However, Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique slipped to 49th and 53rd, respectively, while Kamran Ghulam and Saim Ayub dropped to 87th and 92nd.

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For Test bowlers, Noman Ali and Shaheen Afridi slipped to 11th and 21st spots.

Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah also saw minor drops, with Abrar Ahmed, climbing to 58th. Jasprit Bumrah retained the top position, with Pat Cummins overtaking Josh Hazlewood for second and Kagiso Rabada holding third.

In T20I batting, Babar Azam climbed to sixth position, joining skipper Mohammad Rizwan in the top 10. Saim Ayub managed to retain his 57th spot. Australia’s Travis Head leads the rankings, with England’s Phil Salt and India’s Tilak Varma following.

Among T20I bowlers, Shaheen Afridi improved his position to 21st, but Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi dropped to 29th and 44th, respectively.

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