Salma No.1 all-rounder
Bangladesh women's cricket captain Salma Khatun has topped the ICC T20 all-rounders' rankings for the first time in her career. The announcement was made by the International Cricket Council on Thursday. With 291 rating points, Salma is currently four clear of Sri Lanka's HASD Siriwardene.
Currently, she is also ranked as the number one T20 bowler in the ICC Player Rankings.
Salma, who came to know of her achievement yesterday, expressed her delight.
"I was initially a little surprised when I was congratulated by the board since we just played around nine matches last year. But it was really good to hear the news," Salma told The Daily Star.
"I think personally it's a great achievement, but it will be better if we get to play more matches. The only two instances when we got a chance to play were during the World Cup and the Asian Games. I achieved this feat today, tomorrow there will be a number of other cricketers from Bangladesh who will want to do the same and for that we need to play more matches," she added.
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