ICC Rankings: Nabi ends Shakib's long reign as top ODI all-rounder, Bumrah maintains pole position
Dubai, Feb 14: Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammed Nabi on Wednesday became the oldest player to headline the ICC ODI all-rounders' list, ending Shakib Al Hasan's long reign at the top.
There is little to no change at the top of the Test rankings with India's Jasprit Bumrah firmly perched at the top of the bowlers' list.
India's Ravindra Jadeja, who is set to return in the third Test against England beginning Thursday, still led the way comprehensively in Test all-rounders' rankings.
Nabi reached the No.1 spot following his 136 during the opening match of Afghanistan's three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, while the 39-year-old also picked up a wicket in the same contest to gain one place and move to seventh on the latest rankings for ODI bowlers.
At 39 years 1 month, Nabi has become the oldest player to top the ICC ODI all-rounders' table, breaking the record held by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was 38 years 8 months when he was top in June 2015.
The Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib held the position for for 1739 days -- from May 7, 2019 (when he took over from Rashid Khan) until February 9 -- the longest unbroken stretch anyone has had on top of the ODI all-rounder rankings.
But an ongoing injury concern coupled with some good recent form from Nabi has seen a change at the top.
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj maintained his lead at the top of ODI bowlers' list while Sri Lanka duo Wanindu Hasaranga (up 14 spots to equal 26th) and Dilshan Madushanka (up four places to 33rd) joined Nabi in making some ground on the latest set of rankings released on Wednesday.
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14 dead in Kolkata hotel fire, police form special team to probe incident
Kolkata (PTI): Fourteen people, including one woman and two children, were killed in the massive fire that broke out at a hotel in the city's Mechuapatti area on Tuesday night, police said.Thirteen others sustained injuries.
According to a senior officer of Kolkata Police, the deceased include 11 men, of whom eight have been identified so far.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the incident.
"There were 14 fatalities in last night’s fire — a woman, a boy, and a girl among them. Eight of the deceased have been identified," the officer said.
The blaze was reported around 7.30pm at the hotel where there were 88 boarders in the 42 rooms in the building, he added.
Ten fire tenders were pressed into services to douse the blaze. It was finally contained at 3.30AM, an officer of the fire department told PTI.
"The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. Our forensic team will conduct an investigation of the building. It has been cordoned off," the officer said.
