Openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan made important gains in the ICC ODI rankings after the recently concluded Asia Cup, which India won again by scoring a last-ball victory over Bangladesh in the final.

Rohit, who led India in the absence of top-ranked batsman Virat Kohli, has shot up two places to a career-best second position. This is for the second time that Rohit is in the No. 2 position, having reached the spot firt in July this year.

Rohit aggregated 317 runs, while Dhawan topped the tournament with 342 to gain four slots and reach the fifth position. Another India player to gain in the latest rankings update is spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has advanced three places to take a career-best third position after finishing as the joint-highest wicket taker along with Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, all of who finished with 10 wickets each.

Rashid, meanwhile, has displaced former Bangladesh captain Shakib-al Hasan from the top of the all-rounders’ list. He has become the first from his country and 32nd overall to reach top position in the list with a jump of six places.

Rashid’s success with the ball saw him cross the 800-point mark during the Asia Cup and he also chipped in with 87 runs to reach a career-best 97th position among batsmen.

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Jasprit Bumrah retained his position at the top. The pacer was in brilliant form throughout the Asia Cup, especially in the death overs, where he did not concede a single boundary in more than nine overs.

With eight wickets in four games, Bumrah was the fourth-leading wicket-taker of the tournament.

The other Indian to make massive gains after the triumphant Asia Cup campaign was Ravindra Jadeja, who marked his comeback to the ODI team with seven wickets for not too many in four outings. He moved up 14 places to No. 39.

Afghanistan’s Mohammed Shahzad has gained 19 slots to reach 36th position, his highest in two years, while spinner Mujeeb-ur Rahman has gained 15 slots to reach eighth .

For Bangladesh, Mushfiqur Rahim has attained a career-best 16th position, while Liton Das has advanced 107 positions to reach 116th rank after his fine century in the final. Mustafizur has moved up four places to take 12th position among bowlers.

Pakistan left-hander Imam-ul Haq has gained 15 places to reach a career-best 27th position, while Shoaib Malik gained 12 slots to reach 42nd position. Pacer Junaid Khan gained seven slots to reach 30th position among bowlers.

For Sri Lanka, Upul Tharanga gained two positions to reach 41st rank, while Hong Kong captain Anshuman Rath’s knock of 73 against India has led him to 55th spot with 532 points, the highest ever points tally for a Hong Kong batsman. Rath’s opening partner Nizakat Khan has gained 28 slots to reach a career-best 78th rank.

In the ODI team rankings, Afghanistan have gained five points while Pakistan and Sri Lanka lost three points each.