INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has enjoyed a career-best ranking of second in the past, has advanced three places to third
position in the ICC Men&s ODI Bowling Rankings after returning figures of three for 33 in Tuesday&s opening fixture of a three-match series
against Pakistan.Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has moved up to occupy a career-best 36th position in the ICC Men&s ODI Player Rankings
after ripping through Afghanistan&s batting lineup in the same match.Rauf&s haul of five for 18 in Hambantota that helped dismiss
Afghanistan for just 59 in 19.2 overs in reply to Pakistan&s total of 201, has lifted him seven places and past his previous best 42nd
position attained in May this year.Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq, who top-scored in the match with 61 runs, has gained one slot to reach third
position in the batting rankings while Mohammad Rizwan has progressed three places to 58th position.In this week&s T20I rankings update,
that takes into account performances in the three-match United Arab Emirates versus New Zealand series and the first two matches of the
series between Ireland and India, New Zealand batter Mark Chapman has advanced eight places to 24th position after aggregating 129
runs.Vriitya Anand of the UAE has gained five places to reach 56th position among batters while left-arm spinner Aayan Afzal Khan is up 62
places to 116th in the bowling rankings.India captain Jaspreet Bumrah and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi have prospered after bagging two wickets
Bumrah has moved from 91st to 84th position while Bishnoi has gone up from 82nd to 65th.Ireland batter Andrew Balbirnie is up four places to
61st position after scoring 72 in the second match against India while Curtis Campher is up 10 places to 70th.The post Mujeeb Ur Rahman
climbs to 3rd spot in ICC&s ODI bowling rankings first appeared on Ariana News.
