Career Best ranking for Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza

13 October,Dubai (CRICKETNMORE): The ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers sees New Zealand’s Trent Boult move up to take the top position after West Indies spinner Sunil Narine finished with only three wickets in the series against Pakistan in the UAE.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who became Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker along with Shakib Al Hasan at 215 wickets, moved to a career-best ninth rank after 12 wickets in the six matches against Afghanistan and England.

Off-spinner Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan moved into the top 10 as he gained 12 points after taking six wickets in the Bangladesh series, conceding just 97 runs in 30 overs.

Leg-spinners Imran Tahir of South Africa and Adil Rashid of England moved up in the top 10. Tahir gained two spots to reach third position while Rashid’s 10 wickets in Bangladesh helped him gain three slots to reach a career-best seventh position.

ICC ODI rankings for bowlers

Rank         Player               Ranking Points

1        Trent Boult (NZ)             731

2        Sunil Narine (WI)           725

3        Imran Tahir (RSA)          712

4        Mitchell Starc (AUS)      690

5        Matt Henry (NZ)               675

6        Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)   660

7        Adil Rashid (ENG)             655

8       Kagiso Rabada (RSA)       628

9       Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)   623

10      Mohammad Nabi (AFG)    619