Rahmat Shah has created history in the ICC Test rankings

Afghanistan Test captain Rahmat Shah has set a new record in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. He became the first Afghanistan cricketer to break into the top 10 of the ICC Test rankings. The 33-year-old Rahmat Shah, who has moved up six places in the batters' category, has moved up to seventh with a career-best rating.

Rahmat Shah scored 173 runs in the first match of the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. This is his fifth century in Test cricket and his second this year. With this consistent performance, Shah has overtaken the likes of Indian skipper Shubman Gill, South Africa's Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis to reach the 7th spot. Rahmat Shah's feat was another milestone for Afghanistan, who recently won the tri-series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and reached the sixth position in the ICC ODI team rankings.