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Najmul Hossain Shanto attains career best in ICC Men's test batting rankings

Dubai, May 13 (UNI) Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has attained a career best 23rd position in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after helping win the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Pakistan in Mirpur.
Najmul, who recorded his fifth Test century as captain to go past the previous record of four centuries as captain by Mushfiqur Rahim, has advanced 16 slots in the batters’ list and is now placed joint-23rd with Pakistan batter Babar Azam following scores of 101 and 87 that won
him the Player of the Match award.
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