DHAKA, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh cricketers made a positive progress in 
the ICC weekly rankings, released today, despite tasting a 3-0 ODI sweep at 
the hands of Afghanistan.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz who took five wickets in the series gained four places to 
24th and Tanzim Hasan Sakib advanced 24 places to 67th in the bowling 
rankings.

Tanzim was not part of the squad in the third ODI but claimed five wickets in 
the first two matches.

The Bangladesh bowlers made considerably well, only to see the batters ruin 
all their hard yards.

But Towhid Hridoy got the reward of his half-century in the first match by 
leapfrogging seven places to sit 42nd. He is now the highest ranked 
Bangladesh batter.

After scoring 56 in the first match, Hridoy failed in the last two matches, 
making only 24 and 7 respectively.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has returned to the top 
position in the ICC Men's ODI Bowling Rankings after playing a crucial role 
in a 3-0 series win over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

Rashid, who finished with 11 wickets in the series that included a five-for 
in the second match, has moved up five slots to take the top position with 
710 rating points, 30 more than South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj, who is 
in second spot. Rashid had become No. 1 for the first time in September 2018 
and last occupied the position in November 2024.

Seam bowler Azmatullah Omarzai has achieved a career-best 21st position after 
a 19-spot leap with seven wickets in the series.

In the batting rankings, Afghan opener Ibrahim Zadran has leapt eight places 
to reach a career-best second position after top-scoring with a total of 213 
runs that won him the Player of the Series award. He is now just behind 
Indian captain Shubman Gill.

Zadran (764 points) has achieved the highest-ever batting rating by any 
Afghanistan player, surpassing Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 686 points achieved last 
November, and his second position is also the highest position by any ODI 
batter from his country.