Saud Shakeel climbed to sixth within the ICC Check rankings following sturdy performances, whereas Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi dropped as a result of a stoop in type.
Southpaw batter rising three locations to sixth with 764 ranking factors following his spectacular 84-run knock within the first Check in opposition to South Africa. Nevertheless, not all information was optimistic for Pakistan’s cricketers.
Captain Babar Azam, regardless of a half-century in the identical Check, dropped two spots to seventeenth with 669 factors. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Salman Ali Agha additionally skilled declines, slipping to twenty first and twenty third, respectively.
Out-of-form opener Abdullah Shafique fell to 51st, whereas Shan Masood maintained his 57th place.
Within the bowling rankings, Pakistan’s Noman Ali dropped to ninth, whereas Shaheen Afridi fell to 18th.
Mohammad Abbas, who returned with six wickets in opposition to South Africa, secured twenty third place, whereas Naseem Shah surged six locations to thirty third.
In the meantime, India’s star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma suffered important drops within the rankings after poor performances within the ongoing sequence in opposition to Australia. Kohli, with scores of 36 and 5, dropped to twenty fourth, whereas Rohit fell to fortieth.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 82-run knock propelled him to fourth within the rankings, whereas Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden century noticed him leap to 53rd.
Australia’s Steve Smith moved as much as seventh following back-to-back centuries, whereas England’s Joe Root continued to guide the rankings.
Within the bowling rankings, India’s Jasprit Bumrah reached a career-high 907 factors, whereas Australia’s Pat Cummins jumped to 3rd, and teammate Josh Hazlewood moved as much as second.
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada slipped to fourth, whereas Marco Jansen climbed six spots to fifth, following an excellent efficiency in Centurion in opposition to Pakistan.