India, Oct. 22 -- Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has attained a career-best second position in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings after helping his team win the first Test against South Africa in Lahore.

Noman is currently at a career-high of 853 rating points, becoming only the seventh from his country to cross the 850-point mark and the first since leg-spinner Yasir Shah in July 2016. Noman's previous best was the fifth position that he had attained in January this year during a series against the West Indies when he had reached 806 rating points.

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has also made notable progress in the latest weekly rankings update, as his second innings haul of four for 33 helped him move back into the top 20, up ...