Shakib attains career-best Test ranking

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has attained career-best placings in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after the second Test in Christchurch, which the home side won by nine wickets on Monday to complete a 2-0 series win.

Shakib has moved up one position to 22nd spot with knocks of 59 and eight, following up his innings of 217 in Wellington which is the highest individual score by a Bangladesh batsman. The left-handed all-rounder has also moved up one place to 14th spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after taking four wickets in the Test match, said an ICC press release.

Though Shakib has spent 767 days as the world’s top all-rounder between December 2011 and December 2015, his combined effort which included four wickets in Christchurch, has seen him reach a career-high rating of 443 points to maintain fourth position.