Mashrafe, Tamim move up in ICC ODI rankingsStrapping pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has advanced three places in the ODI bowlers' rankings while opener Tamim Iqbal climbed up among the batsmen after playing a key role in Bangladesh's progress to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh skipper entered the 15th spot but southpaw Shakib Al Hasan dropped to 19th in the list, though the star Bangladesh cricketer still tops the allrounders chart.Tamim moved a place up to 16th after hitting a century against England in the opener before smashing 95 against Australia and cracking 70 against India the semi-finals, which they lost to bow out of the quadrennial tournament.Pakistan batsman Babar Azam leaped three spots to a career-high fifth place. India opener Rohit Sharma, who clubbed an unbeaten century against Bangladesh, moved to 10th on the list.Pakistan seamer Hasan Ali, adjudged best player of the elite tournament with 13 wickets, surged 12 places up to be on the seventh.

Source: bd News24 June 20, 2017 15:56 UTC