DUBAI: Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will be hoping to make a move towards the top of the bowlers’ list in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings as his side prepares for a three-match ODI series against Ireland in Belfast from Monday.
Rashid, who is the top-ranked bowler in T20Is and a major draw in T20 leaguesthe world over, is currently on 763 points in ODIs, just 12 points adrift of top-ranked India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Mohammad Nabi is another player who would be eyeing the chance of moving up the rankings from his 16th position among bowlers and second among all-rounders. The leading Afghanistan batsmen in terms of rankings are Rahman Shah (31st) and Mohammad Shahzad (47th), while for Ireland, Paul Stirling (34th) and Kevin O’Brien (50th) lead the field. Fast bowler (Tim Murtagh 23rd) and off-spinner Andy McBrine (44th) are their main bowlers in terms of rankings in the series which culminates on August 31, an ICC media statement on Sunday said.
In the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings, Afghanistan can reach 65 points if they are able to continue the kind of domination displayed in a recent three-match T20I series against Ireland and win the ODI series 3-0. On the other hand, Ireland can move up by 10 points to 48 if they are able to win by the same margin. (UNI)
