Following his 17-wicket feat in the recently concluded 2-match Test series against Australia, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas has made a dream leap in the ICC Test bowler rankings on Sunday. The right arm pacer gained 11 slots to grab the third position, crossing 800 rating point.
Abbas took only 10 Test matches to become No 3 bowler in the world. The 28-year-old took 10 for 95 to help Pakistan to their biggest Test win – a 373-run hammering of Australia – in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday, giving them a 1-0 series win. He took seven wickets in the drawn first Test in Dubai.
The new International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings see Abbas shoot to third from 14th and he is now behind only England's James Anderson and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada.
Abbas has taken 59 wickets in his 10 matches and became the joint second-fastest Pakistani to take 50 wickets during the second Test -- a mark he shares with legendary paceman Waqar Younis and Shabbir Ahmed.
Pakistan's leg-spinner Yasir Shah was the fastest to reach 50 wickets, taking just nine Tests.
Meanwhile, Pakistan gained seven points after registering a terrific 1-0 victory over Australia and are placed at 7th position. On the other hand, Australia have slipped from third to the fifth position.