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DHAKA, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS) - Saif Hassan's remarkable turnaround in T20 format just after making a comeback helped him attain his career-beat rankings. 

According to the latest rankings, released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) today, he entered into the top 20 batters with a bang by leapfrogging 17 places. He is now at 18th position and Bangladesh's best batter in this format, according to the rankings.

Basically his unbeaten half-century, a 38 ball-64 runs knock in the third and final match against Afghanistan in three-match series helped him make big move. Bangladesh whitewashed Afghanistan in that series with Saif continuing his rich vein of form as he returned to the national T20 squad just two months ago. 

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed's Player of the Series award against Afghanistan after taking five wickets in three matches helped him in big time as he made a big jump in the rankings.

Nasum leapfrogged 87 places among T20 bowlers and now holds the 44th position with 525 rating points.

Openers Tanzid Hasan Tamim has moved up from 43rd to 37th and Parvez Hossain Emon from 71st to 53rd.

Afghanistan leg-spinning all-rounder Rashid Khan's hauls of four for 18 and two for 29 in the first two matches have helped him claw back to number two in the bowling rankings, his highest position since June last year.

The bowling rankings also see Noor Ahmad (up eight places to 17th) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (up six places to 23rd) of Afghanistan progress, while Bangladesh players Tanzim Hasan Sakib (up nine places to 33rd) and Shoriful Islam (up 21 places to joint-49th) have all advanced.