Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghan to enter top 10 of ICC Men's Test rankings
Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah became the first cricketer from his country to enter the top 10 of the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after scoring 173 in the opening Test against Zimbabwe in Sharjah, the rankings update published on November 12, 2026 showed.
Rahmat climbed six places to reach seventh in the Test batters list following that innings and recorded a career-high rating, the ICC website reported. The 33-year-old's 173 was his fifth Test century and his second this year. In moving into the top 10 he passed India captain Shubman Gill, South Africa's Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis. Afghanistan had earlier this month reached its highest-ever position of sixth in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after winning a tri-series involving Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe veteran Craig Ervine rose nine places to 48th in the Test batting rankings after an unbeaten double-century in the second innings of the drawn Sharjah Test. The performance in Sharjah was reflected in the latest update of the individual standings.
The conclusion of the ICC World Test Championship series between Bangladesh and the West Indies produced several upward moves: West Indies' Kavem Hodge climbed 12 places to 52nd, Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy moved from outside the top 100 to 60th, and West Indies batter Amir Jangoo advanced 28 places to 62nd.
West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican achieved a career-high rating in the Test bowling rankings, rising 11 places to equal 19th after his Player of the Series performance; he also gained four places to reach 31st in the Test all-rounders' list. Team-mate Justin Greaves moved up one place to equal eighth in the Test all-rounders rankings following an impressive series.
There were notable shifts in the ODI bowling rankings after the first two matches of the ongoing India–New Zealand series. India all-rounder Axar Patel climbed 23 places to 21st after returning figures of 2/28 in the second match in Wellington, while left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh moved up 11 places to equal 31st following a four-wicket haul in the series opener in Auckland. India pacer Gurnoor Brar jumped from outside the top 100 to 48th and is the current leading wicket-taker in the series with seven scalps.
New Zealand seamers also improved: Jacob Duffy climbed eight places to 43rd and Kyle Jamieson advanced 24 places to 60th in the ODI bowling standings.
The ranking changes reported on November 12, 2026 followed the drawn Sharjah Test, the conclusion of the ICC World Test Championship series between Bangladesh and the West Indies, and the first two matches of the ongoing India–New Zealand ODI series.
