Overview
- Rahmat Shah rose to seventh in the ICC men's Test batting rankings after his career-best 173 in the Sharjah Test, a change confirmed in the ICC rankings update released Wednesday.
- The Sharjah Test finished as a draw with both sides posting totals above 500, and several players there recorded ranking gains including Zimbabwe's Craig Ervine after his unbeaten 206.
- Fellow Afghanistan batters also moved up the Test list as Sediqullah Atal climbed to a career-best 81st and debutant Rahmanullah entered the rankings after scoring 113.
- The same ICC update rewarded performances from other series, with Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy jumping into the top 60 after 242 in Sylhet and West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican rising into the top 20 for Test bowlers.
- India's early wins in the ongoing ODI series with New Zealand lifted Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Gurnoor Brar in the ODI bowling rankings, though a washed-out third ODI limited further movement.