Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai moved to the top of the ICC rankings after clinically sweeping the ODI series 3-0 against Bangladesh.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) issued the updated rankings on Wednesday, and Afghanistan’s white-ball stars were the ones who hit the jackpot. One of the premier spinners in white-ball cricket, Rashid reclaimed the number one-ranked ODI bowler in the world while Omarzai returned to the summit of ODI all-rounders.

Ibrahim Zadran, who was adjudged Player of the Series, almost completed the trio of number ones in the ODI ranks. He leapfrogged eight points to settle for the second spot behind India captain Shubman Gill in the Batting rankings.

For the first time, Afghanistan managed to whitewash the Asian rival and boosted their cred

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