Shaheen Shah Afridi ranked No. 1 ODI bowler for the first time

Afridi’s move to the top comes on the back of a three-wicket haul against Bangladesh, where he finished with 3 for 21 in nine overs. During the course of the game, he also reached 100 wickets in ODIs in just his 51st innings, making him the third-quickest to the landmark and the quickest fast bowler just ahead of Mitchell Starc.

With Babar Azam holding on to the top spot on the batting front, Pakistan now have two players occupying the No. 1 position in the batting and bowling format.

Babar’s lead is only a slender one – by two rating points – with Shubman Gill close on his heels. Babar has only managed 216 runs in seven innings, averaging 30.85 with three half-centuries. Gill also hasn’t set the tournament alight, managing 104 runs in four innings at 26.00 with a solitary half-century.

Rohit Sharma, meanwhile rose three spots to enter the top five of the rankings following a stellar start to his ODI World Cup, while David Warner, who is currently second on the run-getters list with 413 in six innings at 68.83 rose one position to fourth.

On the bowling front, there were gains for Kuldeep Yadav and Mujeeb Ur Rahman as they slotted into the seventh and eighth positions in the rankings chart. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan continues to lead the allrounders list.