Afghanistan were admitted to test cricket in 2018. Since then, they have played just 6 matches: a new team is not necessarily the top attraction for other sides, and most of those games have been against other test minnows. Nonetheless, they don't have such a bad record; following their latest win (leading to a drawn series) against Zimbabwe, they now have won half of their games. In my test ratings, they still occupy a position well towards the bottom; but they are slowly climbing up the rankings, which now look like this:
- India 266
- New Zealand 208
- England 184
- Australia 177
- Pakistan 108
- South Africa 60
- West Indies 30
- Sri Lanka 16
- Bangladesh -156
- Zimbabwe -251 -23
- Afghanistan -303 +23
- Ireland -338
The next test is due at the end of the month with Sri Lanka touring the West Indies.
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