Shakib Al Hasan has reclaimed top position in the ICC ODI all-rounders’ rankings 2019

Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has dethroned Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and claimed the top spot of the ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders just before the start of the 2019 ICC World Cup, which is scheduled to kick off from May 30 in England and Wales.

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Shakib Al Hasan, the 32-year-old left-handed player, has been able to regain his leading position performing marvelously both with the bat and ball in the recently concluded tri-nation ODI tournament in Ireland, which Bangladesh won by five wickets in the final against West Indies, and thus, registered their first-ever-multi-nation tournament win. However, he missed the final due to injury.

Shakib Al Hasan has claimed the top place with 359 rating points while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and his teammate Mohammad Nabi are sitting in the second and third positions correspondingly in the ODI all-rounders’ rankings with 339 and 319 rating points.

Shakib Al Hasan earlier had lost his top position to Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan for staying out of the field for a long time due to injury, which also saw him missing the New Zealand tour. None of the Indian players has been able to make their place among the top 10 in the list.

It is expected that Shakib Al Hasan will carry on his good form in the forthcoming World Cup. 

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https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/shakib-goes-top-all-rounders-rankings-1747261

Rashid Khan becomes the top all-rounder in ICC ODI rankings

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday (September 30) released its latest rankings for ODI all-rounders on which Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan came top, replacing Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. The 20-year-old player achieved this place showing outstanding performance in the recently-concluded Asia Cup that took place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Rashid Khan performed pretty well with both bat and ball in the Asia Cup 2018. Taking 10 wickets in five matches, he became the leading wicket taker in this tournament. With the bat, he scored 87 runs at an average of 43.50. Because of his excellent all-round performance, Afghanistan could beat Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stage and tied the match against India in the Super Four round.

For his endeavors in Dubai and Sharjah, Rashid Khan earned 67 points, which helped him to go up six places to take the top position of the ICC ODI All-Rounder Rankings, overtaking Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan who is taking second position with 342 points. Rashid’s co-worker Mohammad Nabi also witnessed improvement in the rankings, moving one place up to the third position after totaling 134 runs and taking five wickets. However, Shakib maintained his dominance in the Test all-rounder rankings despite suffering from a long standing finger injury.

In the latest ICC ODI bowlers’ rankings, Rashid Khan held no to No. 2 spot and was sandwiched between two Indian bowlers- Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav- who are respectively taking first and third spot.

Source- https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/864074