Jumbangla Desk: Mehdi Hasan Miraj contributed to the bowling despite not being able to contribute to the batting in the first innings of the first Test against South Africa. Later in the second innings, he played an innings of 97 runs in the middle of everyone's failure.
This all-rounder got his award. He came up to the third number in the ranking.
ICC released the weekly update of the rankings today. Where Mirage has advanced two steps in the ranking of all-rounders. He is number three with 294 rating points. On the other hand, Kagiso Rabada, who took 9 wickets in the first Test after crushing Bangladesh, has risen to the top of the Test bowlers. He has advanced three steps.
Miraj took 13 runs with the bat and 2 wickets with the ball in the first innings against the Proteas at Mirpur. Despite not getting a wicket in the next innings, he played an innings of 97 runs. As a result, he has improved in the ranking of Test all-rounders. On the other hand, Shakib Al Hasan, who did not play in this Test, has deteriorated. He is fourth with 280 rating points. India's Ravichandran Ashwin is number two before Miraj. His teammate Ravindra Jadeja is at the top.
Meanwhile, Rabada returned to the top of the ranking for the second time. Earlier in January 2018, he rose to number one due to his great performance against India. Now crushed Bangladesh and restored that place. He took 3 wickets in the first innings in Mirpur. In the next innings, he took 6 more wickets and made a big contribution to South Africa's victory.
At the same time, this pacer also made history. He became the first pacer in Test history to reach the milestone of 300 wickets in less than 12,000 deliveries (11,817 deliveries). That is why he has reached the top by three steps. Jos Hazelwood is second in this list. Jasprit Bumrah at three and Ashwin at four. Australian pacer Pat Cummins is at number five.
However, Joe Root is always at the top of the Test batsmen rankings. New Zealand's Kane Williamson is second. Indian batsman Jaisawal at three in a step up. Pakistan's Saud Shakeel has advanced 20 steps in this ranking. After playing an innings of 134 runs against England, this batsman is at number 7.