Oman veteran and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood, who in May had entered the top-five rankings of ICC ODI all-rounders, moved into the exclusive top-three club on Wednesday.
Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings :-
According to latest rankings from world cricket body (ICC), Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings for ODI all-rounders following his half-century and a wicket in the opening match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.
Oman had stunned Test-playing Ireland in their opening Group B match in Bulawayo on June 19 with the skipper playing a key role to win the player of the match award.
He moved one place up, and is behind only Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi.
Al Hasan is at top with 367 rating points :-
Al Hasan has 367 rating points while Nabi has 305. Maqsood has garnered 262 and is followed by Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan with 261. Papua New Guinea’s Assad Vala and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza are joint fifth with 248 points each.
35-year old Maqsood is Oman’s long-serving skipper :-
The 35-year old Maqsood is Oman’s long-serving skipper and is a left-handed batter and left-arm orthodox bowler. This is the first time that an Omani cricketer has scaled such heights. He also made progress in ODI batters rankings as he rose six places from 65th to 59th and also gained five places to reach 40th in the bowlers’ rankings.
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