Pakistani players ranked up in T20 rankings after International Cricket Council (ICC) updated the T20I team and player rankings on Wednesday.

ICC has announced the new list of rankings after the result of the Pakistan and New Zealand T20 series and a couple of limited over players from the national side have jumped up in the list.

📈 Seifert, Southee achieve career-best rankings
⬆️ Shaheen Afridi breaks into top 20

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Significant gains for New Zealand and Pakistan players in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings 👏

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— ICC (@ICC) December 23, 2020

Pakistani star pacer Shaheen Afridi has attained a career-best position among bowlers as the 20-year-old sits at the 16th spot after he took four wickets in the series against New Zealand.

Faheem Ashraf, who was Pakistan’s best bowler in the recently concluded series moved up by 22 places to the 13th spot while emerging pacer Haris Rauf, who is the second-highest wicket-taker in this format in 2020, climbed to the 62nd spot.

Experienced all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan have also improved their rankings.

In team rankings, both Pakistan and New Zealand retained their fourth and sixth position despite the former losing three points and the latter gaining three.

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