Cricket
Bank on Shaheen Afridi at a location with a lot of points


By Kajal Sharma - 25 Jan 2024 09:06 PM
Nov. 1, New Delhi, India (ANI): As he leads the attack for the Men in Green in the ongoing World Cup, Pakistan's standout pacer Shaheen Afridi demonstrated his domination in the ODIs by rising to the top of the 50-over format bowling rankings.With his three-wicket performance against Bangladesh, Afridi lived up to the high expectations placed on him by Pakistan prior to the ODI World Cup. He and Australian spinner Adam Zampa have taken 16 wickets apiece, sharing the lead in the tournament's wicket-taking total.
He also jumped to the top of the ICC ODI bowler rankings thanks to it.His three-wicket haul was essential to Pakistan's victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday in Kolkata, maintaining his team's hopes of making it to the semi-finals.Josh Hazlewood of Australia, Mohammed Siraj of India, and Keshav Maharaj of South Africa, on the other hand, all dropped a spot in the rankings. Kuldeep Yadav, ranked seventh, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, ranked eighth, both improved their position within the top 10 by two spots.Pakistan captain Babar Azam's advantage in the ODI batting rankings has been further eroded, as he now leads by just two rating points. His collapse was partly caused by his nine runs against Bangladesh. Shubman Gill, his closest rival, has only managed 104 runs from four innings in the World Cup, so he hasn't been able to take use of the occasion. However, he is improving gradually.The captain of the Netherlands, Scott Edwards, has improved significantly on the ODI batting chart, moving up 11 spots to take 16th place.Coming to the all-rounder rankings Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan maintains his lead at the top, while South Africa left-armer Marco Jansen has shown improvement as he moved two spots up to ninth and New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra climbed 14 spots to reach 17th place.