Rahmat Shah has taken Afghanistan into a new area of the Test rankings, becoming the country's first player to enter the top ten in any category. The batter stands seventh after the latest update, with his innings in Sharjah providing the performance behind a significant rise.
The ICC's November 11 report records a climb of six places after Rahmat made 173 against Zimbabwe. It was his fifth Test hundred and his second of the year. For the 33-year-old, the movement also brought a career-best rating, alongside the national milestone.
The Test list changes after Sharjah
The drawn match produced a gain for Zimbabwe's Craig Ervine as well. His unbeaten double-century helped him move nine places to 48th among batters. The two players' movements reflect different contributions in the same game, with Rahmat's position carrying particular significance for Afghanistan's place in the rankings.
Other batting gains followed the Bangladesh–West Indies series. Kavem Hodge moved up 12 places to 52nd, Towhid Hridoy reached 60th from outside the top hundred, and Amir Jangoo climbed 28 places to 62nd. Jomel Warrican reached equal 19th among bowlers and 31st among all-rounders, while Justin Greaves advanced to equal eighth on the all-rounders list.
India's ODI bowling gains
The update also rewarded India's performances in New Zealand. Axar Patel moved to 21st after his Wellington spell of 2/28, a gain of 23 places. Arshdeep Singh's four wickets in Auckland helped him reach equal 31st, up 11 spots.
Gurnoor Brar reached 48th after taking seven wickets across the opening two ODIs. New Zealand's Jacob Duffy moved to equal 43rd and Kyle Jamieson to 60th. These positions belong to the published update; further matches can change the next list. The rankings therefore describe the current assessment of those completed performances rather than a forecast of the remaining series.