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DUBAI: The disappointing run of the Pakistan cricket team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the preceding tri-nation ODI series has been reflected in the latest ICC ODI rankings, with several players slipping down the charts.

Top-order batter Fakhar Zaman made his ODI comeback during the tri-series but only featured in one Champions Trophy game—against New Zealand in Karachi.

He suffered an injury during the match against New Zealand and was subsequently ruled out of the eight-team tournament. His underwhelming performances have cost him, as he falls from 17th to 19th in the rankings with 621 points.

ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan also saw a dip, sliding one spot to 21st with 616 points, following a string of setbacks in the format.

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Meanwhile, Imam-ul-Haq managed to hold onto his 32nd position, but an injured Saim Ayub dropped two places to 37th with 572 points.

Babar Azam remains in second place with 770 points, and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha sits at 46th, and beyond these, no other Pakistan batter finds a place in the top 100.

India’s Shubman Gill continues to reign as the No.1 ranked ODI batter, while Virat Kohli moved up to fourth after his match-winning performance against Australia in the Champions Trophy semi-final.

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi managed to retain his ninth spot in the ICC ODI bowling rankings despite his below-par performance during the Champions Trophy 2025.

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However, Haris Rauf’s struggles see him drop two places to 24th with 553 points, while Naseem Shah falls one place to 43rd.

On the other hand, New Zealand’s Matt Henry has climbed to third place in the bowling rankings with 649 points, trailing Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana (first) and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj (second).

Meanwhile, Indian seamer Mohammed Shami’s strong Champions Trophy performances pushed him up three spots to 11th with 609 points.

South Africa’s Marco Jansen made a big jump of nine places to 18th, while England’s Jofra Archer surged 13 spots to break into the top 20, now sharing the 19th position.

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DUBAI: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has replaced South African spinner Keshav Maharaj to become the number one bowler in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings on Wednesday.

Pakistan, under newly-appointed captain Mohammad Rizwan, defeated Australia in the third ODI by eight wickets in Perth to win their first series Down Under since 2002.

The visitors lost the first match of the three-match series by two wickets, however, they staged an impressive comeback to win the series 2-1.

Consequently, Pakistani players made significant gains in the latest ICC ODI Rankings, with Shaheen Afridi reclaiming the top spot among bowlers.

Afridi showed his bowling prowess against Australia as he took eight wickets across three matches at an astonishing average of 12.62, which resulted in his three-spot jump in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.

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The left-arm pacer has previously held the number one spot briefly during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India.

Following his rise, Pakistan now holds the top spot in both batting and bowling rankings in ODI cricket as Babar Azam solidified his lead among batters.

Azam scored 80 runs across three innings against Australia but he got out only once and struck the winning boundary in both of Pakistan’s victories.

Meanwhile, Haris Rauf, who was awarded Player of the Series, jumped 14 places to reach his career-best 13th spot in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings with 618 rating points.

The right-arm pacer claimed 10 wickets during the three-match series at an impressive average of 12.00.

Naseem Shah, who took five wickets during the series, improved 14 places to equal the 55th spot.

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DUBAI: Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi witnessed a substantial rise in the latest ICC ODI Bowling and All-Rounder Rankings released on Wednesday.

Shaheen’s rise in the rankings came in the wake of his performance in the first ODI against Australia, played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday.

Although Pakistan lost the match by two wickets, the bowlers were praised for putting up a fight to defend the paltry 203-run total.

Shaheen contributed with a cameo of 24 runs from 19 balls, which featured three boundaries and one six. He later claimed two key wickets of Matthew Short and Josh Inglis.

Consequently, Shaheen Afridi rose three places up to claim the 13th spot in the ICC ODI All-Rounder Rankings with 188 rating points. Notably, he is the highest-ranked Pakistani player in the ODI all-rounder rankings.

He also jumped three places in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings and is now sitting in joint-fourth position with Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa.

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On the other hand, Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf dropped four places to 27th in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.

He took three wickets in the first ODI against Australia; however, he was quite expensive, giving away 67 runs in nine overs.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc earned the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling figures of 3-33, consequently, he jumped four places to 14th with 607 rating points.

Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood, who was rested in the first ODI against Pakistan, dropped two places to seventh in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.

West Indian left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie claimed 4-41 in his team’s eight-wicket victory over England in the first ODI of the three-match series.

As a result, he made a massive jump of 14 places to reach 15th place in the bowling rankings with 603 rating points.

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DUBAI: South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj overtook Indian pace bowler Mohammed Siraj to claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings.

Maharaj is the fourth bowler to claim the coveted top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, exhibiting the fierce competition between the bowlers which has made it difficult to hold on to the position.

Keshav Maharaj was placed at second position in last week’s ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, he then picked up seven wickets in three games, extending his wickets tally to 14 during ICC World Cup 2023.

He is averaging 24.71 in the tournament with a good economy rate of 4.37.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj is only three rating points behind Keshav Maharaj, having picked six wickets in the last three games for India.

Siraj has picked up a total of 12 wickets in 10 games during the ICC World Cup 2023 at 28.83.

India’s top-order batter Shubman Gill is sitting comfortably at the top of ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, followed by Babar Azam, who held on to the position for two years before being dethroned last week.

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock swapped places with Virat Kohli to claim the third spot, followed by Kohli and Indian captain Rohit Sharma at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Indian batters Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul also made substantial gains after scoring centuries against the Netherlands last week, with the former jumping five spots to equal 13th alongside Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman while KL Rahul jumped to 17th from 24th.

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DUBAI: India’s batting prodigy Shubman Gill climbed two spots and moved within touching distance to Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman in the latest ICC ODI Batting Rankings.

Shubman Gill, who enjoyed an excellent campaign in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, got the reward of his brilliance as the right-handed batter achieved career-high rating points (743) and moved closer to Fakhar and Imam in ICC ODI Batting Rankings.

Fakhar (755) and Imam (745) are ranked third and fourth in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings respectively.

Gill’s fellow Ishan Kishan also jumped nine places to reach 36th rank in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings with 589 points after scoring 184 runs in the series against West Indies.

The recent ICC ODI bowling rankings saw Kuldeep Yadav jumping four places to reach the 10th spot after taking seven wickets in the series against the West Indies.

Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur, who took eight wickets in the series and was the leading wicket-taker in the series, moved up three places to 30th.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who led the Indian side in the series rose five places to acquire 11th position in ODI all-rounders ranking.

West Indian players did not enjoy the same success in the ODI series and subsequent gains in rankings as their Indian counterparts, however, they showed good performances in the T20I series and were thus rewarded in ICC T20I rankings.

West Indies explosive batter Nicholas Pooran rose six places to reach the 14th spot in the ICC T20I batting rankings, while Rovman Powell earned the 32nd spot after jumping 17 places.

Meanwhile, pace bowler Alzarri Joseph took a giant stride in the ICC T20I bowling rankings to reach 13th position after climbing 19 spots, whereas left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein rose to the 14th position after jumping six places.

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi continued his march upwards in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings as he claimed his career-best third spot in the latest rankings, released on Monday.

The absence of England’s right-arm seamer Chris Woakes from the recent ODI series against the Netherlands has resulted in him dropping down two spots in the bowling rankings.

Following his demotion, New Zealand’s Matt Henry and Shaheen both jumped a place up to claim the second and third spot respectively.

New Zealand left-arm pacer Trent Boult, on the other hand, continued his dominance in the ODIs as he still leads the bowling charts with 726 rating points, while Henry and Shaheen have 683 and 681 points respectively.

In Tests, however, the Pakistan speedster currently holds the fourth spot.

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