Bangladesh cricket is witnessing a surge in international recognition, thanks largely to the stellar performances of Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The most recent ICC Males’s Check Participant Rankings have set the stage for an interesting rivalry, as Miraz’s latest heroics have propelled him to a career-best No.2 amongst Check all-rounders, placing Ravindra Jadeja’s long-standing reign on the prime beneath actual risk.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s magical run nears Ravindra Jadeja’s reign in Check cricket
Miraz’s rise within the ICC rankings is the results of a rare all-round show in Bangladesh’s latest Check sequence towards Zimbabwe. The 27-year-old was the architect of Bangladesh’s emphatic victory within the second Check at Chattogram, the place he not solely scored an important century from the decrease order but additionally delivered a match-winning five-wicket haul within the last innings. Throughout the two-Check sequence, Miraz amassed 116 runs and claimed 15 wickets, incomes each Participant of the Match and Participant of the Sequence honours.
This exceptional efficiency noticed Miraz leapfrog South Africa’s Marco Jansen to assert the No.2 spot amongst Check all-rounders, reaching a career-high 327 score points-just 73 behind Jadeja’s 400. The hole, as soon as thought-about insurmountable, now seems inside attain, particularly given Miraz’s present kind and flexibility. Notably, Miraz additionally achieved the uncommon double of two,000 Check runs and 200 wickets in simply his 53rd Check, equalling Jadeja because the joint-fifth quickest in historical past to this milestone.
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Bangladesh and Zimbabwe gamers make their mark within the ICC rankings
The most recent ICC Check rankings replace introduced vital motion past the all-rounders’ record, with a number of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe gamers making notable features. Within the batting rankings, Miraz’s second Check century propelled him eight locations as much as a career-best fifty fifth place. Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam surged 17 spots to sixtieth after his first-innings century, whereas Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams climbed to nineteenth, re-entering the highest 20 following a stable half-century.
On the bowling entrance, Miraz’s five-wicket haul noticed him rise two locations to twenty fourth, whereas teammate Taijul Islam jumped seven positions to sixteenth after a nine-wicket match haul, cementing his standing as Bangladesh’s top-ranked bowler. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan additionally made vital progress, transferring up six locations to 54th.
In the meantime, England’s Joe Root continues to dominate the Check batting rankings, holding agency at No.1, whereas India’s Jasprit Bumrah stays the top-ranked Check bowler.
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