England batter Harry Brook and Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan have reached career-best positions in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings after their stunning performances for their side over the past week.
Brook scored 56 and 32 in the first test match of Sri Lanka’s tour of England in Manchester which lifted him three places to fourth position. Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan entered the top 10 for the first time after his stunning knock of 171* and 51.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Mushfiq’s match-winning 191 in the first test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi has helped him to advance seven places to a career-best of 17th position.
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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka batters Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu Mendis secured 23rd and 36th place respectively. Bangladesh’s Liton Das jumped two places to the 27th ranking while England’s Jamie Smith jumped 22 places to the 42nd position.
In the Test bowling rankings, England’s Chris Woakes advances four places to 16th place after picking three wickets each in both innings against Sri Lanka while Fernando is up to 10 places to 17th after also finishing with six wickets in the match.
Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah (four places up to 33rd), England’s bowler Gus Atkinson (four places up to 42nd position), and Matthew Potts (Five places up in 57th) are the prominent movers in the bowling rankings.
In Men’s T20I player rankings, Nicholas Pooran has moved into the top 10 after 65*, 19, and 35 in a 3-0 victory over South Africa in Trinidad. Meanwhile, South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks is another one to gain moving up to 13th position.
In the bowling rankings, left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein of the West Indies has moved up four places to second position after taking four wickets in the three matches. The left-arm spinner from his team is just one position behind Hosein after moving 10 positions while Romario Shepherd is up to 31st position.
