Pakistan all-rounder Salman Ali Agha has achieved a career-best ranking following his brilliant match-winning performance against Sri Lanka, while several senior players, including former captain Babar Azam, have slipped in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Rankings released on Wednesday.
Salman guided Pakistan to a thrilling six-run victory in the opening ODI at Rawalpindi with a magnificent unbeaten 105 off 87 balls, helping him surge 14 places to 16th position in the ICC Batting Rankings with 639 rating points—the highest of his career so far.
Promising opener Saim Ayub also continued his upward trajectory, climbing 18 spots to joint 35th, following consistent performances against South Africa, despite scoring just six runs in the first ODI against Sri Lanka.
Babar Azam, who made 29 runs in Rawalpindi, dropped two places to seventh, while Mohammad Rizwan fell four spots to 27th after a score of five.
Fakhar Zaman also slipped five places to 31st following his 32 off 55 deliveries.
Among bowlers, Haris Rauf made notable gains, moving up three positions to 28th after claiming four wickets against Sri Lanka.
Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed, despite missing the Rawalpindi ODI, jumped 18 places to 20th, courtesy of his match-winning 4-27 in the series decider against South Africa — his best ODI figures yet.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi dropped one place to 16th in the bowling rankings, while in the all-rounders’ list, Salman Ali Agha climbed seven spots to 11th, becoming Pakistan’s highest-ranked ODI all-rounder.
Naseem Shah improved to 28th, Saim Ayub rose to 37th, and Shaheen Afridi slipped two spots to 30th.
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