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Pakistan's fast bowling sensation, Shaheen Afridi, has reaffirmed his supremacy in the One Day International (ODI) format by ascending to the pinnacle of the latest ICC rankings. The young pacer has been a force to be reckoned with, leading the charge for the Pakistani cricket team in the ongoing World Cup.

Afridi has consistently met the high expectations placed upon him in the ODI World Cup, and his recent stellar performance against Bangladesh, where he scalped three crucial wickets, has propelled him to become the joint leading wicket-taker of the tournament. Alongside Australian spinner Adam Zampa, both these talented bowlers have notched an impressive tally of 16 wickets each throughout the campaign.

His three-wicket haul was crucial in ensuring Pakistan's triumph over Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday which has kept his side's semi-final hopes alive.

On the other hand, Australia's Josh Hazlewood (second), India's Mohammed Siraj (third) and South Africa's Keshav Maharaj (fourth) all lost one place in the rankings. The spin duo Kuldeep Yadav (seventh) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (eighth) both gained two places inside the top 10.

Afridi for the first time in his career moved to the No.1 ranking in any format.

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In ODI batting rankings, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam's lead at the top has taken a further hit and he is ahead by just two rating points. His nine runs against Bangladesh also played a role in his downslide.

His closest competitor Shubman Gill has failed to capitalise on the opportunity as he has just scored 104 runs from four knocks in the World Cup. But he is slowly making gains.

Experienced Australia opener David Warner rose one place to fourth on the back of his 413 runs at the World Cup while India skipper Rohit Sharma improved three spots to move to the fifth spot following his 398 runs scored in the tournament.

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards has shown major improvement on the list of ODI batters as he moved 11 places to move to the 16th spot.

Coming to the all-rounder rankings Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan maintains his lead at the top, while South Africa left-armer Marco Jansen has shown improvement as he moved two spots up to ninth and New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra climbed 14 spots to reach 17th place.

 

Inputs from ANI