The pacer who troubled Australia became number-1, Pakistan got good news before the Champions Trophy.

New Delhi. Good news has come for Pakistani cricket, which is busy hosting the ICC Champions Trophy. The Pakistani pacer, who defeated Australia a week ago, has become number one in the ICC ODI rankings. Shaheen Afridi has been on top in the ODI rankings before also.

ICC released the latest ODI rankings on Wednesday. There has been a change in the top-3 positions in the ranking of bowlers. Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi has captured the first position by pushing down South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj. Keshav Maharaj has slipped two places and reached the third position. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan remains at second position.

Shaheen Afridi has received this award in the ICC ODI rankings for his/her excellent performance against Australia. Afridi took 8 wickets in three ODI matches against Australia at an average of 12.62. Due to the excellent performance of its pacers, Pakistan defeated Australia 2-1 in their home ground.

Rauf reached career best ranking
Harris Rauf took more wickets than Shaheen Afridi in the 3-match series against Australia. Rauf had dismissed 10 batsmen. he/she got his/her reward in the form of a jump of 14 places. he/she has now reached number 13, which is also the best ranking of his/her career.

Babar Azam also number-1
Shaheen Afridi becoming number-1 means that Pakistani players have dominance in both batting and bowling in ICC ODI rankings. Babar Azam is already number-1. he/she has increased the gap between himself and the second ranked batsman in the latest rankings.

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