Veteran Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim has climbed to a career-best 17th in the ICC Test batting rankings on Thursday after his magnificent 191 against Pakistan in the opening Test in Rawalpindi, which Bangladesh won by ten wickets last week.
Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, who struck a big hundred and a half-century in the same Test, was rewarded with a seven-place jump and a new career-high rating by entering the top ten at joint tenth.
Elsewhere, Harry Brook continued his upward trajectory among England batters. While veteran right-hander Joe Root maintained his position as the world's No.1 ranked Test batter following England's victory in the opening Test of their series against Sri Lanka in Manchester, teammate Brook made a significant leap on the back of scores of 56 and 32 at Old Trafford.
Brook rose three places to fourth overall, leapfrogging Pakistan's Babar Azam, Australia's Steve Smith, and India's Rohit Sharma thanks to his recent strong form.
Babar plummeted six places from joint third to ninth after a rare failure in the first innings of Pakistan's Test against Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka duo Dinesh Chandimal (up four places to 23rd) and Kamindu Mendis (up eight places to 36th) and England newcomer Jamie Smith (up 22 places to 42nd) also rose in the Test batter rankings.
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin remained at the top of the rankings for Test bowlers, although fellow tweaker Prabath Jayasuriya moved up one place to ninth for Sri Lanka following his five-wicket haul in Manchester against England.
England seamer Chris Woakes (up four places to 16th) and Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando (up ten places to 17th) also gained ground, while there are new career-best ratings for Pakistan right-armer Naseem Shah (up four places to 33rd) and England's Gus Atkinson (up four places to 42nd) following impressive performances in their recent matches.
Woakes also improved one place to move up to eighth on the list for Test all-rounders, with India spinner Ravindra Jadeja leading that
category.
