Pakistan skipper Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Salman Agha climb in ICC Test rankings
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DUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Salman Ali Agha have risen in the recent ICC Test rankings, it emerged on Wednesday.
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Pakistan skipper Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Salman Agha climb in ICC Test rankings
DUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Salman Ali Agha have risen in the recent ICC Test rankings, it emerged on Wednesday.
Babar climbed one location to 22nd spot with 663 rating points, while wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan retained his 21st placement. Middle-mandate batter Salman Agha plus moved up two places from 29th to 27th with 636 points.
Test captain Shan jumped two positions to 44th with 558 points, while Imam-ul-Haq retained his 53rd spot. Simultaneously, Abdullah Shafique slipped two places to 56th, while young batter Abdullah Fazal dropped 23 spots to 98th with 288 points.
England duo Joe Root and Harry Brook continued to occupy the top two positions, with Root leading the rankings and Brook in second location, followed by Australia’s Travis Head in third.
In the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings, spinner Noman Ali dropped two places from fifth to seventh with 817 points. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi plus slipped two spots to 26th with 624 points.
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