Muhammad Rizwan rises in ICC ODI rankings despite series loss to NZ

Despite Pakistan's 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand, skipper Mohammad Rizwan has climbed the ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings.

The wicketkeeper-batter moved up two places to 21st with 606 points.

However, fellow Pakistani players experienced mixed results: Fakhar Zaman dropped two spots to 23rd, while Imam-ul-Haq held steady at 34th. Saim Ayub fell to 38th, and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha rose one place to 40th.

India’s Shubman Gill leads the ODI batting rankings, followed by Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Rohit Sharma.

In bowling, Shaheen Afridi slipped to 12th, Haris Rauf fell to 24th, and Mohammad Wasim Jr dropped to 68th. Naseem Shah, however, improved significantly, moving up five places to 43rd.

New Zealand’s stand-in skipper Michael Bracewell delivered an impressive performance, scoring 85 runs across the series and taking two wickets.

He climbed to 5th in the ODI all-rounder rankings, surpassing Mitchell Santner. Bracewell also jumped 12 spots to 89th in batting rankings.

Ben Sears was named Player of the Series after taking 10 wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the final ODI. His stellar showing lifted him 64 places in the bowling rankings.