Spin masters Ajmal, Hafeez dominate ICC ODI rankings

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Spin masters Ajmal, Hafeez dominate ICC ODI rankings

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Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad Hafeez now occupy top two positions in ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.

07 December,2011 07:23 pm

The jump for the Pakistani spinners came after a strong performance from Hafeez in recent three-match series win against Bangladesh.The 31-year-old gains six places in latest rankings and now sits just 19 ratings points behind teammate Saeed Ajmal, who heads the list.Hafeez took six wickets in the series at an average of just 8.16 and an economy-rate of less than two runs per over making him the pick of an impressive bunch.Ajmal did enough to stay top of the world rankings with series figures of 4-52. There were also gains for Umar Gul, who rose three places to 26th position, and Shoaib Malik, who gained 35 places to 82nd in the world.Hafeez’s bowling, coupled with some good support with the bat down the order, has earned him one place on ICC Player Rankings for ODI all-rounders and he now occupies second position, having overtaken Australia’s Shane Watson.