Bangladesh all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi Hasan surged into the top 10 of the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings following a string of impressive performances in the Caribbean, where Bangladesh swept the T20I series against the West Indies 3-0.

Mahedi leaped 13 places to 10th position, courtesy of scalping series-high eight wickets, and joining him in the rankings surge are leg-spinner Rishad Hossain (six wickets) and pacer Hasan Mahmud (four).

Rishad climbed a whopping 21 spots to 17th, while Hasan Mahmud rose of 23 places to 24th, indicating that the Tigers bowling arsenal in the shortest format have the versatility to challenge the top teams in future.

Elsewhere, Jasprit Bumrah of India consolidated his position as the top-ranked Test bowler after a phenomenal 9-94 in Brisbane. Bumrah's tally of 904 points equals the record set by Ravichandran Ashwin in 2016, making it the joint-highest score ever achieved by an India Test bowler.

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South Africa's Kagiso Rabada and Australia's Josh Hazlewood trail him in the rankings, occupying second and third places respectively.

In ODIs, Heinrich Klaasen's half-centuries against Pakistan elevated him to fifth in the batting rankings, while Pakistan's Saim Ayub made a meteoric rise to 23rd after two centuries in the same series.

Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai enjoyed notable gains, rising 43 spots to 58th in ODI bowling and moving up to third in the all-rounders category after his impressive showing against Zimbabwe.

Travis Head of Australia continued his purple patch in Tests with a commanding 152 at the Gabba, propelling him to fourth in the batting rankings with 825 points. Steve Smith, too, made a return to the top 10 after a crucial century in the same series.