Now this is something that will get cricket lovers cheering. There have been some impressive leaps by the Pakistan players in the latest ICC Test rankings, as this surge has resulted in them scaling new heights after their recent success in the series against South Africa. Let’s take a look at the details of this big move and what it has done for the team.
Pakistan’s Pace Attack Soars in Rankings
Right-arm pacer Hasan Ali has been a standout performer. His brilliant 10-wicket haul in a recent game earned him Player of the Match, and this pushed him 21 places up the rankings to 32. This has been quite an incentive for Hasan Ali and proof of his rising effect on the game.
The Pakistani fast-bowling unit is looking strong. With Hasan Ali’s emergence, the strength of Pakistan’s pace attack can no longer be denied. Mohammad Abbas has risen to 12th and Shaheen Afridi has risen four places to 30th. The trio thus evokes memories of the great pace bowlers Pakistan had at its disposal back in 2007, when Mohammad Asif, Shoaib Akhtar, and Umar Gul were all ranked inside the top 20.
ICC Batting Rankings
Mohammad Rizwan has profited the most from this, leading the progress of the batsmen. His 26 and 115 in the Rawalpindi Test shifted him to a career-best 16th position. The more significant fact is that Rizwan has gained 19 places, which underlines his exceptional form and consistency. Captain Babar Azam has also improved his rankings. He has passed India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, a major upset as Pujara was the man touted as the main Test batsman. Babar continued to perform as the mainstay of Pakistan’s batting.
Faheem Ashraf has also made good progress. His two Test scores of 78 not out and 29 saw him improve from 66th to 47th position. This gain reflects Faheem’s increasing value to Pakistan as an all-rounder of some renown. Fawad Alam has also gained a bit from the rankings. With 57 runs in two innings, he has improved four places to 74th. His consistent plays are helping Pakistan well in terms of batting.
Pakistani and South African Players Climb in Rankings
It’s not only the Pakistan batsmen who have made headlines. For South Africa, Aiden Markram has risen from 23rd to 14th place on account of his good knocks of 32 and 44 not out. At the same time, Temba Bavuma has risen from 61st to 49th place because of his match returns of 108 and 61.
Both of South Africa’s bowlers also continued their upward momentum, as Anrich Nortje gained five places to 33rd position, and George Linde leaped 36 places to 74th. These changes thus reflect how fiercely contested Test cricket can be, with continual shifts in performances often swinging in any direction. These movements indicate a strong position for the Pakistan cricket team. Players are doing brilliant work as it foretells that future matches or series are going to become very promising. If this performance keeps going uphill, more upward movements in rankings and further exciting cricket await us.
In other words, it was the recently concluded Test series between Pakistan and South Africa that saw massive changes come about in the player rankings. Be it the great rise of Hasan Ali or Mohammad Rizwan achieving their career-best position, the team seems to be delivering strong performances all around. This boost in ranking does stand for an ascending Pakistan in international cricket.
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