Afridi made a powerful leap of seven locations within the newest ICC rankings, displacing Australian quick bowler Josh Hazlewood from the coveted high place.
This exceptional accomplishment adopted his excellent efficiency in a current World Cup match towards Bangladesh, the place he claimed three wickets for simply 23 runs.
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Moreover, throughout that very same match, Afridi reached his one hundredth ODI wicket, a feat he completed in his 51st sport. This achievement established him because the third-fastest participant to achieve this milestone within the ODI format and, notably, the quickest amongst pacers to take action.
He’s now the joint highest wicket-taker of the competitors together with Adam Zampa of Australia, having taken 16 wickets in seven matches at a mean of 19.93 and an economic system of 5.22, together with a five-wicket haul.
In the meantime, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav had been positioned third and seventh respectively.
As for the batters, Pakistan skipper Babar Adam led the chart. India’s Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had been ranked second, fifth and seventh respectively.
Amongst all-rounders, the record is headed by Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh.
Whereas India’s Hardik Pandya dropped a spot to eleventh, Ravindra Jadeja stayed in thirteenth place, whereas Pakistan’s Shadab Khan was down a few slots to twenty.
(With PTI Inputs)
