Seismic top-end moves made in latest Rankings update
Rishabh Pant makes a re-entry in the top ten Test batting rankings, while Travis Head, Prabath Jayasuriya and a pair of Afghan stars make noteworthy moves.
Top 10 rankings lists across Test and ODIs saw a shake-up as a number of the world's best players thrived in the last week of international action.
Making his Test return, Rishabh Pant re-enters the Test batting rankings at sixth, off the back of a century in the second innings of India's victory over Bangladesh in Chennai.
Bettering Pant's 731 rating points is compatriot Yashasvi Jaiswal (751), who makes a move up to fifth in large part thanks to a half-century in the first innings of the Test match. Rohit Sharma meanwhile keeps a top ten spot, though moved down five places with two scores of under double figures (716 rating points).
Re-live Rishabh Pant's catch at the T20 World Cup against Pakistan:
Rishabh Pant takes a superb catch for India against Pakistan at the 2024 T20 World Cup
It was the Test action in Galle that brought about top 10 Bowling Rankings shifts, with Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya solidifying his reputation as one of the game's best spinners, moving five spots into eighth after a nine-wicket match against New Zealand.
Jayasuriya (743) is the highest-ranked player representing Sri Lanka across the three disciplines, moving past Asitha Fernando, who slid down two spots to 13th (700). Kamindu Mendis, who moved up three spots to 16th in the batting rankings and Dhananjaya de Silva, who climbed five spots to 18th on the All-Rounder Rankings (168) were other movers over note in the victory.
Two blazing white-ball batters meanwhile leapt into the top 10 in the ODI Batting rankings thanks to quick-fire hundreds in action across UAE and England.
Young Afghan star Rahmanullah Gurbaz continued his dream career start in ODI cricket, hitting his seventh century in the format before his 23rd birthday, and moving 10 spots in the process up to eighth (692). This was the first-ever occasion that an Afghanistan batter had reached the top 10 positions of the ICC Men's ODI Batting Ranking. The previous best performer from the Asian country in the ODI Batting Rankings was Ibrahim Zadran, who had reached the 12th rank.
The youngster edged Travis Head, who moved seven spots to ninth (684) in large part thanks to his 154* (129) in the first of five ODIs against rivals England.
Re-live Travis Head's stunning CWC23 Final hundred:
Player of the match highlights as Travis Head hit 109 from merely 67 balls for Australia against New Zealand at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023
Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan joined Rahmanullah in the rankings headlines, moving eight spots to third (668) in the ODI Bowling Rankings, claiming seven wickets across the team's two victories against South Africa in UAE.
The contributions of the pair helped Afghanistan to an ODI series win over the Proteas, their first against a top five-ranked opposition in their history.
Star all-rounder Rashid Khan is out to lead Afghanistan to greater heights at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023