Rahmat Shah makes history as first Afghanistan cricketer to break into ICC Top 10 rankings

Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first cricketer from his country to enter the top 10 of any category in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. The 33-year-old climbed six places to a career-best seventh position among Test batters, according to the ICC website.Rahmat Shah scored 173 runs off 347 balls in the opening match of the two-Test series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. The high-scoring contest ended in a draw after both sides posted totals exceeding 500. Zimbabwe posted 504 and 5

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