Bangladesh Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and pacer Hasan Mahmud gained in ICC rankings after their good performance in the first cricket Test against India in Chennai.
Shanto’s scores of 20 and 82 have helped him progress 14 places to 48th position and seam bowler Hasan Mahmud’s five-for in the first innings has lifted him five positions to 44th among bowlers, the ICC revealed in a release on Wednesday.
Shakib Al Hassan (up one place to 43rd among batters) and Taskin Ahmed (up eight places to 66th among bowlers) are other gainers from the team.
Meanwhile, India players Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin have all prospered in the rankings after compiling centuries against Bangladesh.