Hasan, Ebadot surge, Litton rises after Afghanistan Test

Bangladesh pacers Hasan Mahmud and Ebadot Hossain made significant gains in the latest ICC Test rankings after impressive performances against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, while Litton Das also climbed the batting charts following his century. 

According to the ICC's latest rankings published on Wednesday, Hasan rose seven places to 38th among Test bowlers after taking six wickets in the match, including a hat-trick in the first innings. Ebadot, who claimed seven wickets overall, surged 11 places to 67th.

Wicketkeeper Litton climbed three places to share 29th with India’s KL Rahul after scoring 53 and 102 against Afghanistan. Tanzid Hasan Tamim also made progress, jumping 10 places to 92nd after a half-century in the first innings.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hossain Shanto each dropped one place to 18th and 21st, respectively. The veteran Tiger remains Bangladesh’s highest-ranked Test batter.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz moved up one place to 22nd after taking four wickets, while fellow spinner Taijul Islam slipped three places to 18th. Australia’s Mitchell Starc retained top spot among Test bowlers, with New Zealand’s Matt Henry just four rating points behind in second.

Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah surged 13 places to 13th after scoring an unbeaten 105 in the first innings and 51 in the second. Sediqullah Atal climbed 41 places to 91st following his second-innings century.

England’s Harry Brook retained the top spot among Test batters, followed by Australia’s Steve Smith.

Mehidy’s position among Test all-rounders remained unchanged at third, behind South Africa’s Marco Jansen and India’s Ravindra Jadeja.