Pakistan and its bowlers have slipped in the Reliance ICC Rankings for the One Day Internationals despite winning the five-match series by 3-2 but all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has scampered to career-high sixth position.
Mohammad Hafeez. Courtesy: AP PHOTO
In the latest edition of the ICC ODI rankings released Friday, Pakistan’s orthodox off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has dropped from second to third position, while skipper Shahid Khan Afridi has also gone out of the top ten ODI bowlers list at 14th position.
Pakistan cricket team has 4397 points and have a rating of 100 and still find them at sixth position while West Indies are at eighth position.
The series proved good one for opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez who has jumped to his career-high sixth position in the all-rounders list with 323 rating points. Skipper Shahid Afridi is still the third best all rounder in the ICC ODIs Rankings.
Mohammad Hafeez. Courtesy: GETTY IMAGES
West Indian fast bowler Ravi Rampaul has also achieved his career-high 29th position in the rankings while captain Darrey Sammy and Dwayne Bravo are at 35th and 39th position respectively.
Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal is at 23rd position, Misbah-ul-Haq at 31st, while West Indian young sensation Lendl Simmons has jumped to 67th position after a brilliant show in the series.
It’s important to mention here that Pakistani skipper Shahid Khan Afridi had recently criticised the ICC Rankings as despite of winning an overseas series Pakistan have got their points cut in the list.
