The performances of Azmatullah Omarzai in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have bagged him the No. 1 in ICC Men’s All-Rounder Rankings. The Afghanistan 25-year-old superstar toppled teammate Mohammad Nabi beside him as he moved two spots up to clinch the top rank, with a career-best 296 rating points. His ascent almost seems like a byproduct of fuming explosively. In the tournament, Omarzai figured on the honor role of bowlers with a five-wicket haul against England and a watershed 50 versus Australia.
Also, he graduated with a dynamic spirit up to No. 24 among One Day International batters with 598 rating points treated to all-around skills. Afghanistan’s successful Champions Trophy run contributed to a multitude of boosts including Ibrahim Zadran, who surged to 10th in the batting rankings after a 177-run performance against England. Axar Patel of India enjoyed a bonanza as well, climbing up the 17 spots to 13th in the all-rounder rankings with a career-high 194 points. Shubman Gill remained in the No. 1 position in the ODI batter rankings. Virat Kohli climbed to 4th primarily due to his Player of the Match performance in the last game against Australia.
In the bowling rankings, New Zealand’s Matt Henry went up to 3rd, with India’s Mohammad Shami rising 3 places to 11th. Marco Jansen from South Africa and Jofra Archer from England also made major climbs. This is, in fact, another big climb for Azmatullah, which corroborates the ever-growing burgeoning strength in the Afghanistan cricket pot with his very promising performances now one of the hottest picks in modern-day all-rounder cricket.
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