Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi has made a huge leap in the latest ICC ODI bowlers rankings following his side’s first ODI against Australia in Melbourne.
While the left-arm seamer could not help his side notch a win, his performance with the ball was enough to see him jump three spots to sit 4th in the latest rankings. Shaheen is the highest-placed pacer in the rankings and trails only Keshav Maharaj, Rashid Khan and Kuldeep Yadav.
The 24-year-old returned from a brief absence against Australia in the first ODI and returned figures of 10-0-43-2 with the ball while also adding 24 valuable runs to Pakistan’s total. Despite his efforts, the Green Shirts fell to the hosts by 2 wickets.
That game’s man of the match Mitchell Starc has also climbed four places to 14th on the list while Josh Hazlewood, who will play the second ODI, remains Australia’s highest-ranked bowler at number 7.
ICC ODI Bowlers Rankings:
| Ranking | Name | Country | Points |
| 1 | Keshav Maharaj | South Africa | 674 |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 668 |
| 3 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 665 |
| 4 | Azam Zampa | Australia | 655 |
| = | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | 655 |
| 6 | Bernard Scholtz | Namibia | 654 |
| 7 | Josh Hazlewood | Australia | 649 |
| 8 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 645 |
| 9 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 643 |
| = | Mohammad Siraj | India | 643 |
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