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      <title>Saim Ayub becomes number one T20 all-rounder</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday issued updated rankings for Test, One-Day International and T20 formats, with Pakistan’s Saim Ayub rising to the top spot among T20 all-rounders.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the Test batting rankings, England’s Joe Root retained his number one position, while Australia’s Travis Head climbed one place to fifth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis also moved up one spot to sixth, and Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel remained at 11th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among Test bowlers, India’s Jasprit Bumrah held on to the top ranking. South Africa’s Marco Jansen jumped five places to fifth.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Nauman Ali stayed in third place, while South Africa’s Simon Harmer made a significant leap of 13 spots to sit at 11th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the Test all-rounder category, India’s Ravindra Jadeja maintained the top ranking, followed by Marco Jansen, who moved up four places to second.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy climbed 14 spots to 20th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the ICC T20 batting rankings, India’s Abhishek Sharma remained at number one, while England’s Jos Buttler moved up one place to fourth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;India’s Tilak Varma improved by one spot to fifth. Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan slipped two places to sixth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis surged 91 places to 18th, while Pakistan’s Babar Azam dropped one place to 30th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saim Ayub rose two spots to reach 35th, and Salman Ali Agha climbed 11 places to 52nd.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;India’s Varun Chakravarthy topped the T20 bowling rankings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed improved by four spots to reach fourth place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman moved up two places to eighth, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz also climbed two spots to 11th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Salman Mirza improved to 34th, and Saim Ayub jumped 12 spots to 39th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the T20 all-rounder rankings, Pakistan’s Saim Ayub secured the number one position, displacing Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, who slipped to second.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz rose three places to fourth, while India’s Axar Patel moved up one spot to 10th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the ICC ODI batting rankings, India’s Rohit Sharma retained the top spot, with Virat Kohli climbing one place to fourth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Babar Azam stayed at number six. India’s KL Rahul improved two places to 14th, while South Africa’s Quinton de Kock dropped three positions to 16th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman moved up one spot to 25th, and South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke jumped 17 places to 31st.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the ODI bowling rankings, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan remained number one, while India’s Kuldeep Yadav gained one spot to reach sixth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the ODI all-rounder list, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai held on to the top ranking, while South Africa’s Marco Jansen jumped 15 places to 20th.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>In the Test batting rankings, England’s Joe Root retained his number one position, while Australia’s Travis Head climbed one place to fifth.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis also moved up one spot to sixth, and Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel remained at 11th.</p>
<p>Among Test bowlers, India’s Jasprit Bumrah held on to the top ranking. South Africa’s Marco Jansen jumped five places to fifth.</p>
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<p>Pakistan’s Nauman Ali stayed in third place, while South Africa’s Simon Harmer made a significant leap of 13 spots to sit at 11th.</p>
<p>In the Test all-rounder category, India’s Ravindra Jadeja maintained the top ranking, followed by Marco Jansen, who moved up four places to second.</p>
<p>South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy climbed 14 spots to 20th.</p>
<p>In the ICC T20 batting rankings, India’s Abhishek Sharma remained at number one, while England’s Jos Buttler moved up one place to fourth.</p>
<p>India’s Tilak Varma improved by one spot to fifth. Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan slipped two places to sixth.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis surged 91 places to 18th, while Pakistan’s Babar Azam dropped one place to 30th.</p>
<p>Saim Ayub rose two spots to reach 35th, and Salman Ali Agha climbed 11 places to 52nd.</p>
<p>India’s Varun Chakravarthy topped the T20 bowling rankings.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed improved by four spots to reach fourth place.</p>
<p>Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman moved up two places to eighth, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz also climbed two spots to 11th.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s Salman Mirza improved to 34th, and Saim Ayub jumped 12 spots to 39th.</p>
<p>In the T20 all-rounder rankings, Pakistan’s Saim Ayub secured the number one position, displacing Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, who slipped to second.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz rose three places to fourth, while India’s Axar Patel moved up one spot to 10th.</p>
<p>In the ICC ODI batting rankings, India’s Rohit Sharma retained the top spot, with Virat Kohli climbing one place to fourth.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s Babar Azam stayed at number six. India’s KL Rahul improved two places to 14th, while South Africa’s Quinton de Kock dropped three positions to 16th.</p>
<p>Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman moved up one spot to 25th, and South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke jumped 17 places to 31st.</p>
<p>In the ODI bowling rankings, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan remained number one, while India’s Kuldeep Yadav gained one spot to reach sixth.</p>
<p>In the ODI all-rounder list, Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai held on to the top ranking, while South Africa’s Marco Jansen jumped 15 places to 20th.</p>
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