Afghanistan's Test and ODI captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to break into the top ten of any category in the ICC men's Test player rankings.
Rahmat has climbed six places to seventh among Test batters after scoring 173 in the opening match of Afghanistan's two-Test series against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. The innings also helped him achieve a career-high rating. The match ended in a draw.
It was Rahmat's fifth Test century and his second this year. He moved past India captain Shubman Gill, South Africa opener Aiden Markram and Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis to enter the top ten for the first time.
Earlier this month, Afghanistan reached a new high of sixth in the ICC men's ODI team rankings following their tri-series triumph over Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe veteran Craig Ervine was another beneficiary of the Sharjah Test, moving up nine places to 48th among Test batters after scoring an unbeaten 206 in the second innings.
Several players also gained after the conclusion of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, who took 16 wickets in the series, achieved a career-high rating after moving up 11 places to joint 19th among Test bowlers, following his Player-of-the-Series performance. His team-mate Justin Greaves, who scored 46 and 51 and took one wicket, moved up one place to joint-eighth among Test allrounders.
West Indies' Kavem Hodge rose 12 places to 52nd, while Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy, previously outside the top 100, climbed to 60th on the batting rankings. West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo moved up 28 places to 62nd.
There were also changes in the latest ODI rankings following the first two matches of the five-match series between India and New Zealand, with several bowlers from both sides making gains.
India allrounder Axar Patel climbed 23 places to 21st among ODI bowlers after taking 2 for 28 in the second match in Wellington. Left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh moved up 11 places to joint 31st following his four-wicket haul in the series opener in Auckland.
Gurnoor Brar, the leading wicket-taker in the series so far with seven scalps, made the biggest jump among the Indian bowlers, moving from outside the top 100 to 48th.
New Zealand fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Kyle Jamieson also made progress. Duffy climbed eight places to joint 43rd, while Jamieson moved up 24 places to 60th.