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After A Successful Tour Of West Indies, Shaheen Afridi Moves Into Top 10 In Test Rankings

By IANS News August 25, 2021 • 17:56 PM View: 1348

A superb Test series against the West Indies has moved Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi into the top-10 of the ICC Test Bowling rankings for the first time.

Climbing 10 spots to make his entry, Afridi is the highest-ranked Pakistan bowler in the new rankings -- eighth with 783 points. In the ICC Test Batting rankings, Afridi's compatriot and skipper, Babar Azam, has jumped to seventh spot.

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