Rahmat Shah makes history as first Afghan in ICC Test top 10
- Rahmat Shah is the first Afghan player to reach the ICC Test batting top 10.
- Shah climbed to seventh place following a 173-run innings against Zimbabwe.
- Afghanistan's ODI team reached its highest-ever ranking of sixth.
- Jomel Warrican moved to 19th in Test bowling after a 16-wicket series.
- Indian bowlers Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh saw significant gains in ODI rankings.
Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah, 33, reached a career-best seventh place in the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings on November 11, 2026.
This performance earned Shah a career-high rating. The match against Zimbabwe ended in a draw.
Shah is the first player from Afghanistan to enter the top 10 of any ICC Men’s Test player ranking category.
Afghanistan ODI team reaches record ranking
Afghanistan’s ODI side reached its highest ever ICC Men’s ODI Team Ranking position on November 11, 2026. The team advanced to sixth place after winning a tri-series that included Zimbabwe and Bangladesh earlier in the month.
Craig Ervine and other Test batting shifts
Zimbabwe veteran Craig Ervine climbed nine places to 48th in the ICC Test batting rankings on November 11, 2026. This surge followed his unbeaten 206 in the second innings of the Sharjah Test.
West Indies batter Kavem Hodge moved up 12 places to 52nd in the Test batting rankings, according to the Times of India. Cricinfo reported that the same player also rose 12 places to 52nd in the rankings.
Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy broke into the top 60 of the Test batting rankings to land at 60th place. He previously sat outside the top 100 before this latest movement.
West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo made a 28-place jump to reach 62nd in the Test batting rankings. These shifts reflect the latest updates to the ICC standings as of November 11, 2026.
West Indies players climb Test bowling and all-rounder lists
Jomel Warrican advanced 11 places to reach a shared 19th position in the ICC Test bowling rankings, marking his highest career rating. Cricinfo reported that Warrican achieved this rise after taking 16 wickets in the Bangladesh-West Indies series and earning the Player-of-the-Series title.
Warrican also moved up four places to reach 31st in the ICC Test all-rounders rankings. Justin Greaves climbed one spot to share eighth place in the same all-rounder category. Cricinfo noted that Greaves reached this position following his scores of 46 and 51 and taking one wicket during the Bangladesh-West Indies series.
Indian bowlers rise in ODI rankings
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh rose 11 places to a shared 31st position among ODI bowlers following his four-wicket performance in the series opener in Auckland.
Cricinfo reported that Brar is the leading wicket-taker of the series with seven scalps.
New Zealand bowlers move up in ODI rankings
New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy climbed eight places to a shared 43rd position in the ICC ODI rankings. Teammate Kyle Jamieson moved up 24 places to reach 60th in the same rankings.
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