Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Liton Das andpacer Hasan Mahmud have climbed into the latest ICC Test rankings following their impressive performances in the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Liton scored 53 in the first innings and followed it up with a century in the second, moving up three places to join 29th in the Test batters' rankings with 610 rating points.
Meanwhile, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim each dropped one place while Tanzid Hasan Tamim leapfrogged 10 places to 92nd.
Hasan made further progress in the Test bowlers' rankings, rising seven places to 38th after taking five wickets in the first innings including a hat-trick against Afghanistan and another in the second.
He also became the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to claim a hat-trick in Test cricket.
Among other Bangladeshi bowlers, Mehidy Hasan Miraz moved up one place to 22nd while Ebadot Hossain climbed 11 places to 67th. Taijul Islam, however, slipped three places to 18th.
Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah, who scored a century and a 50 in two innings of the Bangladesh Test, rose 13 places to 13th in the Test batters' rankings.
Sediqullah Atal climbed 41 places to 91st following a landmark century in fourth century that helped Afghanistan eke out a draw while Mohammad Saleem moved up 21 places to 72nd in the bowlers' list, reports BSS.