ICC Test player rankings: Ravichandran Ashwin remains in the second position, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi register career-best spots
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ICC Test player rankings: Ravichandran Ashwin remains in the second position, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi register career-best spots

Pakistan bowlers Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, and Shaheen Afridi on Wednesday achieved career-best positions in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after becoming the first trio from their country to grab five-wicket hauls in the same match. R. Ashwin is the only Indian bowler to feature in the top ten ICC rankings in the Test format and he has held on to his second spot. Jasprit Bumrah has also held on to his 11th position. Fast bowler Hasan Ali (5 for 27 in the first innings), left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi (5 for 52 in the second innings), and left-arm spinner Nauman Ali (5 for 86 in the second innings) played important roles as Pakistan won the second Test against Zimbabwe in Harare by an innings and 147 runs to complete a 2-0 series win. Hasan has moved up to six places to the 14th position, Shaheen is up to nine places to 22nd and Nauman has gone from 54th to the 46th spot after registering only the sixth instance of three bowlers from one side finishing with five-wicket hauls in the same Test.

It was the first such instance in 28 years, the last one being when Australia's Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, and Tim May achieved the feat against England at Edgbaston in 1993. 

Source: NDTV