Shaheen Afridi tops ODI bowling rankings

Pakistan’s speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi reclaimed the top spot in the ICC ODI bowler rankings after a year-long hiatus.

His dominant performance, taking eight wickets in a three-match ODI series against Australia, propelled him back to the number one position."

According to the recent rankings issued by the ICC, the swing bowler climbed to the top following his dominant performances against Australia. 

In Australia, he secured eight wickets at an average of 12.62 across three matches. This performance leapfrogged him from South African spinner Keshav Maharaj. 

On the other hand, Pakistan’s prolific batsman Babar Azam already leads as the top-ranked ODI batter as per ICC rankings.

Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and  Mohammad Rizwan also improved their rankings after the consistent performances against Australia.