Captains unite for rapid rise on updated player rankings
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz and New Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner were among the big movers as the ICC updated their men's player rankings on Wednesday.
Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been rewarded for his excellent recent form with big gains on the latest ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings.
Mehidy was among Bangladesh's best performers during the recent three-game ODI series against Pakistan at home, with the all-rounder collecting five wickets across the trio of matches as the Asian side picked up a 2-1 series triumph.
Mehidy brings wicket against the run of play | CWC23
Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked the first wicket for Bangladesh
Those efforts helped Mehidy shoot up nine places to equal seventh on the latest rankings for ODI bowlers, while the 28-year-old improved two spots to move to second on the updated list for ODI all-rounders.
Mehidy wasn't the only player from Bangladesh to make eye-catching improvement this week, with teammates Tanzid Hasan (up 31 slots to 55th) and Litton Das (up 10 places to 82nd) moving up the rankings for ODI batters and Taskin Ahmed (up 12 rungs to 28th) and Mustafizur Rahman (up 13 spots to 47th) enjoying gains on the list for ODI bowlers.
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There was some joy for Pakistan too, with Salman Ali Agha jumping nine places to move to equal ninth for ODI batters and gaining three spots to improve to joint 10th for ODI all-rounders, while skipper Shaheen Afridi improved four places to tie for 25th for all-rounders following some good efforts with the ball.
It was another skipper that made the biggest jump on the updated T20I rankings, with New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner rewarded for some good performances during the first two matches of the Black Caps' five-match series at home against South Africa.
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Santner was one of New Zealand's most consistent performers during the recent ICC Men's T20 World Cup and has extended that form to the opening two fixtures with the Proteas by collecting three wickets and scoring 35 runs as the series was tied at 1-1 with three matches remaining.
The Kiwi captain gains 11 places to move to 13th on the rankings for T20I bowlers, while he also improves two spots to move to equal seventh with a new career-high rating on the list for T20I all-rounders.
Punched away for six by Santner | T20WC 2026
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner punches one down the ground against Afghanistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Teammate Lockie Ferguson (up 18 rungs to 51st) also makes improvement on the rankings for T20I bowlers, while Devon Conway (up four spots to 70th) is the biggest eye-catcher on the list for T20I batters that is still headed by India's Abhishek Sharma.
South Africa will be buoyed by the efforts of George Linde in the second match against New Zealand as the 34-year-old gains 11 places to move to 23rd for T20I all-rounders on the back of his innings of 33, while compatriot Ottneil Baartman (up 23 rungs to 73rd) is among the movers on the rankings for T20I bowlers.
