# Rahmat Shah scripts history, becomes first Afghanistan player to enter ICC Test rankings top 10 > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1045476 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 9:01 AM · Read it: Rahmat Shah achieved a significant milestone by reaching seventh position in the ICC Test batting rankings. His remarkable performance included a stunning 173 runs against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. Afghanistan's international cricket presence is growing, highlighted by their recent rankings success in ODIs as well. Several players from West Indies and New Zealand also made notable gains in the latest ICC updates. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 3:25 AM: [Rahmat Shah becomes first Afghanistan batter in top ten of ICC Test rankings]() — ESPNcricinfo (Sports) Rahmat Shah has climbed six places to be seventh among Test batters after his 173 against Zimbabwe - Nov 11, 2026, 9:01 AM: [Rahmat Shah scripts history, becomes first Afghanistan player to enter ICC Test rankings top 10]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Rahmat Shah achieved a significant milestone by reaching seventh position in the ICC Test batting rankings. His remarkable performance included a stunning 173 runs against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. Afghanistan's international cricket presence is growing, highlighted by their recent rankings success in ODIs as well. Several players from West Indies and New Zealand also made notable gains in the latest ICC updates.