The game is done with Shaheen Shah Afridi
The ways of Pakistan are also unique. No one knows when or what will happen. A similar situation is happening in cricket also. Shaheen Shah Afridi, the captain of the Pakistan cricket team, became the number one bowler in the ICC ODI rankings just last week. But within a week they had to leave from there. The big thing is that it is not Shaheen’s fault in this. Then whose is it and what happened, let us tell you.
In fact, last week, when the ranking of bowlers in ODI was released by the ICC, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi had reached the first position. Currently, Pakistani cricket team is playing a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. In this, the responsibility of captaincy has been given to Mohammad Rizwan. But Shaheen has not even got a place in the team. That means they will not play any match of this series.
Pakistani team made a comeback after losing the first match
The first match of the Zimbabwe vs Pakistan series was badly lost by the Pakistani team. Although the result was taken from Duckberth Lewis, even if there had been no rain, the Pakistani team would have lost the match. However, making a comeback in the second match, Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets and achieved this feat for the fifth time in its cricket history.
Shaheen became the number one bowler in ICC’s ODI rankings
Actually, according to the rules of ICC ranking, if a team is playing a match, but the player of that team is not playing the match, then his rating is reduced. Something similar happened with Shaheen Shah Afridi also. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s rating has reached 682. Which was more earlier. Before the Zimbabwe series, Shaheen’s rating was 696, but it has decreased due to missing two consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan has not done anything. But his team and he did not play any match, hence his rating remained the same.
Rashid Khan’s number one has been captured
Now according to the latest update, Rashid Khan’s rating is 687 and has become the number one bowler in the ICC ODI rankings. Whereas, due to Shaheen Shah Afridi not playing, his rating has gone up to 682 and he has moved to second position. There is still one more match left in the Pakistan vs Zimbabwe series, Shaheen will not be able to play this match too, which means his rating will be even lower. Although they will drop to the second or lower position, it is quite unlikely.
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