Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has created history by becoming the first cricketer from his country to enter the top 10 of any category in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. He climbed six places to seventh among batters following his impressive performance against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.

Rahmat scored 173 in the opening Test of the two-match series, earning a career-best rating and moving ahead of several established players, including India captain Shubman Gill, South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis.

The 33-year-old’s innings was his fifth Test century and second of the year. His achievement comes during a productive period for Afghanistan cricket. Earlier this month, the team reached its highest-ever position in the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings, climbing to sixth after winning a tri-series involving Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe’s Craig Ervine also made significant progress in the latest Test rankings, rising nine places to 48th after remaining unbeaten on a double-century in the second innings of the drawn Sharjah Test.

Following the conclusion of the ICC World Test Championship series between Bangladesh and the West Indies, several players gained ground in the batting rankings. West Indies’ Kavem Hodge climbed 12 places to 52nd, while Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy entered the top 60 at 60th. West Indies batter Amir Jangoo advanced 28 places to 62nd.

Among bowlers, West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican achieved a career-high rating after being named Player of the Series against Bangladesh. He climbed 11 places to equal 19th in the Test bowling rankings and moved up four spots to 31st among all-rounders. His teammate Justin Greaves advanced one position to share eighth place in the Test all-rounders’ rankings.

The latest update also brought gains for several players in the ODI rankings following the opening two matches of the India-New Zealand series. India’s Axar Patel climbed 23 places to 21st among ODI bowlers after taking 2/28 in the second match in Wellington. Arshdeep Singh moved up 11 places to equal 31st after claiming four wickets in the series opener in Auckland.

Pacer Gurnoor Brar, the leading wicket-taker in the series with seven scalps, made a major leap from outside the top 100 to 48th in the ODI bowling rankings. New Zealand seamers Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson also improved, moving up to 43rd and 60th, respectively.