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Several Pakistani cricketers have made significant progress in the latest ICC T20I rankings, thanks to their strong performances in the recent T20I series against the West Indies.
Young spinner Sufiyan Muqeem was the biggest mover in the bowling charts, jumping 69 places to reach 34th with 542 points after an impressive display during the series.
In the batting rankings, Hassan Nawaz climbed 24 spots to 30th, earning 569 points after scoring 79 runs in the three-match series. Saim Ayub, who was the top run-scorer with 130 runs and two half-centuries, moved up 25 places to 37th with 559 points. Fellow opener Sahibzada Farhan also improved his position, jumping 34 places to reach 63rd after scoring 91 runs.
Pakistan’s T20I captain Salman Ali Agha and experienced batter Fakhar Zaman also made gains, rising to 76th and 78th places respectively. On the other hand, senior players Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who haven’t played T20Is since 2024, dropped three positions each to 17th and 19th.
Mohammad Haris, who had a poor run in the West Indies series, dropped 21 places to 86th with 413 points.
Among bowlers, Haris Rauf held steady at 26th with 575 points, while Abbas Afridi slipped to 27th. Shaheen Afridi dropped one place to 36th, and Mohammad Nawaz moved up 51 places to 56th. Abrar Ahmed fell to 60th, and vice-captain Shadab Khan dropped five places to 72nd.
Globally, India’s Abhishek Sharma remains the top-ranked T20I batter, followed by Australia’s Travis Head and India’s Tilak Varma. In bowling, New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy continues to lead, with England’s Adil Rashid in second and West Indies’ Akeal Hosein rising to third.
In the all-rounders’ list, Shadab Khan slipped two spots to 19th, while Saim Ayub surged 70 places to 24th with 119 points. Mohammad Nawaz also improved, reaching 36th, while Abbas Afridi and Iftikhar Ahmed dropped to 56th and 70th respectively. Faheem Ashraf moved up five spots to 77th.
India’s Hardik Pandya remains the world’s number one T20I all-rounder, followed by Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi.
Meanwhile, in the Test rankings, Pakistan players have experienced notable changes following the conclusion of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between India and England.
Some Pakistani batters made gains, while several bowlers slipped down the rankings.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan moved up one place to 20th with 671 rating points. Test vice-captain Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam remained steady at 12th and 23rd, respectively.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha climbed two spots to 36th with 592 points. Red-ball captain Shan Masood held on to 48th place, and opener Abdullah Shafique stayed at 51st.
Middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam retained his 76th position, while Aamer Jamal and Saim Ayub dropped one place each and now share the 84th spot.
England’s Joe Root continues to lead the Test batting charts. His teammate Harry Brook rose one place to second, pushing New Zealand’s Kane Williamson to third.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hit a century at The Oval, moved up three places to break into the top five with 792 points. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell jumped four spots into the top 10 following a strong showing against Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile, Matt Henry achieved a career-best fourth place with 817 points after his consistent performances across formats.
In the bowling rankings, Pakistan spinner Noman Ali slipped one place to sixth with 806 points. Sajid Khan also fell one spot to 21st, while Shaheen Afridi dropped two positions to 23rd.
Mohammad Abbas remained 26th, but Naseem Shah went down one spot to 35th with 526 points.
Abrar Ahmed retained his 50th place, while Khurram Shahzad and Aamer Jamal each dropped a place to 65th and 74th, respectively.
Pacer Mir Hamza, Salman Ali Agha, and leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood all dropped two places, now ranked 96th, 98th, and 100th, respectively.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah remains the top-ranked Test bowler, followed by South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and Australia’s Pat Cummins.
Indian quicks Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna reached career-best rankings after standout performances in The Oval Test.
Siraj, named Player of the Match, climbed 12 spots to 15th with a rating of 674. Krishna jumped 25 places to 59th after an eight-wicket haul in the decider, earning a career-high 368 points.
England’s Gus Atkinson broke into the top 10 for the first time, while Josh Tongue rose 14 places to 46th after claiming eight wickets at The Oval.
