DUBAI – Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has been ranked among top 10 best batsman of the world in all formats of cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
The captain of Pakistan’s all-format teams secured third position in Twenty20 International (T20I) and ODI. Last week, he had slipped to fourth place in ICC T20I ranking and he now has managed to grab the slot again.
Shai Hope was the highest run-scorer in the #WIvSL ODIs with 258 runs at 86.00 👏
His brilliant performance has helped him break into the top 10 of the @MRFWorldwide ICC ODI Player Rankings.
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— ICC (@ICC) March 17, 2021
In Test format, the 26-year-old batsman has been placed at sixth spot.
Back-to-back fifties in the ongoing #INDvENG series have helped Virat Kohli reclaim the No.5 spot in the @MRFWorldwide ICC T20I Player Rankings 👀
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— ICC (@ICC) March 17, 2021
Meanwhile, Indian skipper Virat Kohli secured number five in T20I rankings from his previous sixth position after he thrashed two consecutive half-centuries against England in the ongoing five-match series being played in Ahmedabad.
India’s KL Rahul slipped to fourth place in T20I ranking, losing his third spot to the Pakistan’s skipper.
The top two T20I spots have been maintained by
English batsman Dawid Malan and Australia skipper Aaron Finch hold top two positions respectively.
In ODI rankings, Kohli and Rohit Sharma managed to grab top two position, while Australian batsmen Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne have secured the top three spots in Test rankings.
