Rahmat Shah makes history, becomes first Afghan batter to break into ICC Test Top 10

In the ICC men's Test player rankings, Afghanistan's Test and ODI captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to reach the top ten in any category.

After scoring 173 runs in the opening match of Afghanistan's two-match series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah, Rahmat has moved up six spots to seventh among Test batters. He also got a career-high rating from the innings. The match ended in a draw.

It was Rahmat's fifth Test century and his second this year. He moved past India captain Shubman Gill, South Africa opener Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis to enter the top ten for the first time.

After winning their tri-series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, Afghanistan rose to a new high of sixth in the ICC men's ODI team rankings earlier this month.

Craig Ervine, a veteran of Zimbabwe, was another beneficiary of the Sharjah Test. After scoring an unbeaten 206 in the second innings, he moved up nine places to 48th among Test batters.

Following the conclusion of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies, several players also gained. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, who took 16 wickets in the series, achieved a career-high rating after moving up 11 places to joint 19th among Test bowlers, following his Player-of-the-Series performance. His team-mate Justin Greaves, who scored 46 and 51 and took one wicket, moved up one place to joint-eighth among Test allrounders.

Kavem Hodge of the West Indies moved up 12 spots to 52nd and Towhid Hridoy of Bangladesh, who had previously been outside the top 100, moved up to 60th in the batting rankings. West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo moved up 28 places to 62nd.

Following the first two matches of the five-match series between India and New Zealand, several bowlers from both teams made gains in the most recent ODI rankings.

After scoring 2 for 28 in Wellington's second match, India all-rounder Axar Patel moved up 23 spots to rank 21st among ODI bowlers. Arshdeep Singh, a left-arm fast bowler, improved 11 spots to joint 31st after scoring four wickets in the series opener in Auckland.

From outside the top 100 to 48th place among Indian bowlers, Gurnoor Brar, the series' leading wicket-taker with seven scalps, made the biggest leap.

New Zealand fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson also made progress. Jamieson moved up 24 places to 60th, while Duffy moved up eight places to joint 43rd.