Hasan Mahmud Jumps In ICC Test Rankings After Hat-Trick vs Afghanistan

Hasan Mahmud for Bangladesh in Tests [Image Credits- AFP]Hasan Mahmud, the Bangladeshi talented spinner, has earned a promotion for his place in the ICC Men’s Test bowler rankings in the October update. Mahmud has been exceptional with the ball for his team in the Afghanistan one-off Test.After a hat-trick, his fifer in the first innings and a total of 6 wickets in the match have earned him recognition from the International Cricket Council itself.ALSO READHardik Pandya-Yashasvi Jaiswal IPL 2027 Trade Deal Off As MI, RR Find No Solution: ReportHasan Mahmud moves 7 places up in ICC Test bowler rankingsMahmud, the 27-year-old pacer who represented Bangladesh in only 17 Tests and has 51 scalps, was given the rank of 38th. He moved past bowlers like Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar from India to reach the newly updated ranking.Hasan Mahmud bagged the fifer in the Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match by toppling the middle and lower-middle order. The likes of Ismat Alam, Zia-ur-Rahman and Qais Ahmad fell prey to the dangerous bowling of Mahmud to score him the hat-trick. Later, tail-enders were also cleaned up by the 69-international-matches player for Bangladesh.Notably, the top spot in the ICC Test bowler ranking is occupied by Mitchell Starc with 865 rating points, while Mahmud is at 38th with 510 rating points.Along with Hasan, another Bangladesh pacer, Ebadat Hossain, has also improved in the rankings. Ebadat took 7 wickets in the match and has now moved up to the rankings of 67th with 325 rating points, an 11-place jump from his previous ranking.How has Hasan Mahmud performed recently?Before the Bangladesh Tests, Mahmud’s performance has been one of impressive scores. He bagged 13 wickets in the two Test matches he played against Australia in August. That run had a 6-fer, a 4-fer and a 3-fer to add to his calibre in the whites.Before that, he played the Lanka Premier League where he bagged 5 wickets from 3 T20 appearances. In the Ireland Test series last year, Hasan Mahmud bagged 2 wickets. The only dry outing came against Zimbabwe in July; here he went wicketless in the single innings he bowled as he gave away 102 runs.ALSO READHasan Mahmud Describes Hat-Trick vs Afghanistan As An 'Amazing Feeling'