Bangladesh slip down to 10th place in ICC Test rankings
Thursday, 7 January 2021
Bangladesh moved down to the 10th place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings, which was released on Wednesday by the world's cricket governing body, reports BSS.
As per the latest rankings, the Tigers fell behind Afghanistan who played only four Test matches since their elevation as elite cricket nation in 2018.
Afghanistan who won two matches in four including one against Bangladesh, that too in Tigers' home is in ninth place with 57 rating points. Bangladesh have 55 rating points.
Rashid Khan and company won their Test match against Bangladesh by 224 runs in 2019, despite rain washed out almost three days of the match.
Bangladesh who achieved their Test status in 2000, had already played 119 Tests in which they lost a staggering number of 89 matches.