Shakib back on top in all formats
Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has reclaimed his place atop the ladder of all-rounders in all three formats in the most recent International Cricket Council rankings, updated on August 14.
The left-arm spinner and middle-order batsman, who has made the top spot his own in recent years, was supplanted temporarily by India's left-arm spinner and lower order batsman Ravindra Jadeja, who also occupies the top spot in the Test bowlers' rankings.
Jadeja did not play in the recently concluded third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekelle, which India won by an innings to sweep the series 3-0, because of a one-match suspension handed out for a code of conduct breach during the second Test in Colombo.
Shakib currently has 431 rating points, with Jadeja close behind on 429 points. His lead is slightly bigger in ODIs, where he has 353 points, 15 ahead of second-placed Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan. In T20Is, Shakib also has 353 rating points, 10 more than Australia's Glenn Maxwell. Meanwhile, Fellow Bangladesh player Mahmudullah Riyad has kept his position in the top 10 T20I all-rounders, slotting in at number five with 203 points.
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