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**Headline: Archer Soars, Root Returns, and Pakistan/Sri Lanka Stars Rise in Latest ICC ODI Rankings**
**London, UK –** The latest ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings have seen significant movement, with England’s Jofra Archer leading the charge among bowlers. Archer’s impressive performance in the recent series against South Africa, including figures of 4/62 and 4/18 in the second and third matches respectively, propelled him a remarkable 16 places to a career-best third position. England team mate Adil Rashid also jumped 7 places to eighth in the bowlers’ rankings.
England batsman Joe Root has jumped into the top 20 of the batters rankings on the back of scores of 61 and 100 in the second and third ODIs respectively. He jumps 5 spots to 19th. Jos Buttler is also up seven places.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz have also enjoyed notable gains. Afridi climbed four places to 22nd, while Nawaz’s outstanding performance in the series final against Afghanistan, including a five-wicket haul (5/19) and a hat-trick, saw him leap 13 places to 30th. Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad also made a significant jump, rising 40 places to joint 33rd.
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera moved up three places to ninth in the batters rankings after an unbeaten half century, while Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza jumped three places to fourth.
Keshav Maharaj of South Africa remains at the top of the bowlers’ rankings despite England’s strong showing.
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