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Ten wickets spread across the first three T20Is has seen Rauf move up five places in the rankings to occupy the 11th spot.<br \/>\nHe also achieved career-high ratings of 657 points in the process and could potentially enter the top 10 by the end of the five-match series.<br \/>\nBabar Azam remains at third position in ICC batsmen rankings, but has increased his rating points from 755 to 769, following his 3rd T20I century in the second match of the aforementioned series. India\u2019s Suryakumar Yadav is at number one with 906 points, while Mohammad Rizwan is at second position with 798 rating points.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Ish Sodhi (620) and Shaheen (624) have also moved up by four places and two places respectively with the others around them dropping points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICC T20I rankings Pakistan captain remains at third position in ICC batsmen rankings, but has increased his rating points from 755 to 769 Islamabad Ten wickets in three T20Is has seen Haris Rauf catapult Shadab Khan to become the top-ranked Pakistan bowler in the ICC Men\u2019s T20I Bowler Rankings. 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