Dubai, Oct 22 (UNI) Pakistan spinner Noman Ali has reached a new career-high rating and closed in on the No.1 spot currently occupied by Jasprit Bumrah after making big gains on the latest ICC Men’s Test Bowler Rankings.

Noman collected a 10-wicket haul during Pakistan’s 93-run triumph over South Africa in Lahore recently and moved up four places to second overall on the list for Test bowlers as a result.

The left-armer now has a total of 853 rating points and trails Bumrah by just 29 points at the head of the rankings for Test bowlers.

Noman wasn’t the only Pakistan player to make a big jump this week, with fellow left-armer Shaheen Afridi rising three places to 19th on the same list for Test bowlers following his four-wicket haul in the second innings of that same match.

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