Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha has moved up one spot to 12th in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings, while Arafat Minhas has leapt 33 places to 83rd in the bowling table.
Agha’s rise follows a return to form after a difficult spell in Test cricket against England, which hosted Pakistan for a three-match series.
Agha’s comeback after being dropped from Test squad
Agha was left out of Pakistan’s Test squad after the second Test at Lord’s, which ended on August 31, 2026. He then bounced back in the President’s Trophy Grade-I, hitting an unbeaten triple century against MIT Solutions on September 13, 2026.
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He carried that form into the ongoing ODI tri-series featuring Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka. On October 18, he scored 107 off 90 balls against Sri Lanka, helping Pakistan secure victory in the opening match.
Rizwan, Fakhar and Saim fall in batting rankings
Mohammad Rizwan has slipped four places to 34th in the ODI batting rankings, while Fakhar Zaman has dropped three to 44th and Saim Ayub has fallen eight places to 58th.
The declines followed modest returns for Fakhar and Saim in the first two tri-series matches. Fakhar scored 16 against Sri Lanka on October 18 before being dismissed for a duck against England on October 20, while Saim managed seven and eight runs.
Babar Azam has retained seventh position. He scored 45 runs against Sri Lanka in Pakistan’s opening match, taking his career ODI tally beyond 6,000 runs.
Bowling rankings: Abrar Ahmed holds second place
Abrar Ahmed has retained second position in the ODI bowling rankings, while Shaheen Shah Afridi remains eighth. Several other bowlers also moved:
- Haris Rauf climbed two places to 20th.
- Naseem Shah rose four places to 45th.
- Mohammad Wasim Jr dropped seven places to 75th.
- Mohammad Nawaz slipped four places to 88th.
