Liton's major decline in ranking, Muminul moved forward

Bangladeshi opener Liton Kumar Das is having a very bad time in 200 yards. He was left out of the squad due to non-continuity in the ODI, but the same situation after returning to the Test. There is a lot of criticism going on especially about his style of outing. Due to bad performance in field cricket, Liton has suffered a big decline in ranking this time.

Today (Wednesday) ICC published the weekly update of Test rankings. Where Liton has dropped seven steps in the list of batsmen. The middle order batsman made a good start in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka. But his innings stopped at 25 runs. Then in the second innings he returned with a golden duck. Lytton came forward down the wicket with the first ball and took a catch inside the 30 yard circle.

Due to which he has dropped 7 places in the ranking and now he is in joint 24th place. Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto was also unsuccessful in that match with the bat, as a result he also deteriorated. This left-handed batsman, who scored 11 runs in two innings, is now at number 53 after 9 steps. However, Muminul Haque has advanced in the list of Test batsmen. Muminul scored the only run in Bangladesh's 328-run loss against the Lankans. He scored 87 runs at four. As a result, he has moved up to number 50 by 9 steps.

Tiger pacer Khaled Ahmed has improved in the ranking of Test bowlers. With a total of 4 wickets in that match, he advanced 9 steps in the list of bowlers. As a result, Khaled is now 89th in the ranking of Test bowlers. Taijul Islam, who could not have much impact in the match, has moved back two steps. He took 3 wickets in two innings, with which he is now fifteenth in the bowling rankings. However, this is the highest position among Bangladeshi bowlers in Tests.

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Meanwhile, two Sri Lankan cricketers Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis have performed well during the plight of Bangladeshi batsmen. They scored centuries in both innings. As a result, the two batsmen who made a rare record got good news in the rankings too. Lankan skipper Dhananjaya made a big leap with 102 and 108 runs in two innings respectively. His position is now fourteenth, up 15 places. Besides, Kamindu, who scored 102 and 164 runs, entered the ranking by coming at the 64th place.

However, no one's position has changed in the top ranking of batters. New Zealand's Kane Williamson, England's Joe Root and Pakistan's Babar Azam are already in the top three respectively. Among the bowlers, India's Ravichandran Ashwin is number one, Australia's Josh Hazlewood and India's Jasprit Bumrah are joint two. Kagiso Rabada of South Africa is at number three.