{"id":91693,"date":"2024-10-30T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T10:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=91693"},"modified":"2024-10-30T10:31:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T10:31:17","slug":"saud-shakeel-makes-it-to-iccs-top-10-test-batters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/91693\/","title":{"rendered":"Saud Shakeel makes it to ICC&#8217;s top 10 Test batters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Pakistani Test player Saud Shakeel achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday, entering the top 10 of the ICC Men\u2019s Test Batting Rankings. According to the ICC\u2019s official ranking, Shakeel made a remarkable leap of 20 spots to secure seventh place. His impressive performance in the recent Test series against England on home turf was pivotal in this achievement. Pakistan celebrated a memorable victory by outclassing England in the third Test, claiming the three-match series 2-1. The national side took a substantial first-innings lead of 77 runs on a pitch favouring spinners. Shakeel&#8217;s highest rating is 724, with a career-best of 728 achieved against Australia in Melbourne in 2023. England&#8217;s Joe Root continues to lead the rankings, followed by New Zealand\u2019s Kane Williamson, India&#8217;s Yashasvi Jaiswal, England&#8217;s Harry Brook, and Australia&#8217;s Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja ahead of Shakeel. Australia&#8217;s Marnus Labuschagne, Sri Lanka&#8217;s Kamindu Mendis, and New Zealand&#8217;s Rachin Ravindra occupy the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions, respectively, with Ravindra climbing eight ranks to enter the top 10. Indian star Virat Kohli has fallen to 14th, while Pakistan&#8217;s Babar Azam moved up to 18th. Meanwhile, Pakistan&#8217;s Test bowler Noman Ali has entered the ICC&#8217;s top 10 Test bowlers, rising eight places to ninth. Shaheen Shah Afridi, however, dropped from 14th to 15th. South Africa&#8217;s Kagiso Rabada is the top Test bowler after moving up three places, with India&#8217;s Jasprit Bumrah in third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Pakistani Test player Saud Shakeel achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday, entering the top 10 of the ICC Men\u2019s Test Batting Rankings. According to the ICC\u2019s official ranking, Shakeel made a remarkable leap of 20 spots to secure seventh place. 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