Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has moved to the number one spot in the ODI bowlers rankings after his impressive bowling for Men in Green against Bangladesh in the ongoing ODI World Cup. This left-arm pacer has risen to his number one spot in his rankings with his latest MRF Tire ODI bowling.
Shaheen Afridi took 3/23 in 9 overs as Men in Green easily defeated Bangla Tigers in Kolkata. The left-arm speedster defeated Tanjid Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shant in the first two overs. He then bowled Mahmudullah with great flair, securing his three-wicket victory in the game. He is currently the tournament’s top wicket taker (16 wickets) alongside Adam and Zampa.
Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj and Keshav Maharaj have dropped one place in the ICC ODI bowling rankings as Shaheen Afridi has moved to the top of the points list. Afridi is number one for the first time in any format and wants to perform well for the team in all formats.
Shaheen Afridi can move the ball in both directions and also has considerable speed to trouble opponents with old and new balls. The 23-year-old has the potential to be a great player if he maintains his work ethic and makes the most of the tricky surface.
As for batting, despite his mediocre performance in the ongoing ODI World Cup, Babar Azam continues to maintain a narrow lead at the top of the list of comparable batsmen, with Pakistan of players occupying the top spot simultaneously in two ODI categories. The right-handed bowler has scored just 216 runs in seven innings, while India’s Shubman Gill is second on the list with just 104 runs in four matches.
Inform Quinton de Kock ranks third with his great performance in the World Cup, veteran Australian opener David Warner moves to fourth place in the World Cup with 413 runs, and India captain , Rohit Sharma moved up three places to fifth place. After he scored 398 runs in this tournament.
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to top the ODI all-rounder rankings. South Africa’s Marco Jansen rose two places to ninth place, India’s Hardik Pandya fell to 11th place and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra rose 14 places to 17th place. p>
