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  • Babar Azam only player in top 5 batsmen across formats

    Babar Azam only player in top 5 batsmen across formats

    Pakistan cricket team’s former captain and star batsman Babar Azam is the only player in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) top fiver ranking across all formats.

    With 824 rating points, Azam still holds the first position in ODI rankings. Shubman Gill is second with 801 rating points and Virat Kohli is third with 768 rating points.

    In the T20 batting rankings, Babar Azam is at the fourth position with 764 points. Surya Kumar Yadav currently holds the top position with 861 rating points.

    Babar Azam is fifth in Test rankings with 768 rating points.

    Afghanistan veteran Mohammad Nabi has overtaken Shakib Al Hasan to take the top spot in the latest ICC Men’s ODI All-rounder Rankings. Shakib-al-Hasan held the number one spot in 50-over cricket for over five years but after constant injuries and good recent form from Nabi, he lost his position.

  • King Babar back on number-one spot in ODI rankings

    Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam has regained the number one position in the ICC ODI batsmen’s rankings as Shubman Gil drops to the second spot after being ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.

    Babar Azam is on first position with 824 rating points while Gill is on the second position with 810 points. Virat Kohli is third with 775 points.

    Babar’s poor performance in the Perth Test, in which Pakistan was defeated by 360 runs, has seen him drop from fourth to fifth with 801 rating points on Test rankings. His contributions in the Perth Test included 21 runs in the first innings and 14 runs in the second innings. Kane Williamson continues to lead the Test batsman rankings with 864 rating points.

  • Babar Azam will enter in World Cup as the No.1 batsman

    Babar Azam will enter in World Cup as the No.1 batsman

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released players’ ranking, with Pakistan captain Babar Azam retaining the first position in the ODI batsmen’s ranking.

    According to the rankings, Babar Azam will enter the World Cup as the number one batsman, but the gap between India’s Shubman Gill and Babar Azam has narrowed further.

    According to the ranking, Babar Azam’s rating points remain at 857, while Shubman Gill’s rating points have increased from 814 to 847. In this ranking, Pakistan’s Imam ul Haq has moved from fourth to fifth place, while Fakhar Zaman is at the 10th spot.

    On the other hand, in the ICC ODI bowlers ranking, India’s Mohammad Siraj remains the first, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is second in the ranking and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan has moved from fifth to fourth.

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    Similarly, New Zealand’s Trent Boult is fifth in the rankings, Shaheen Afridi is 8th and Haris Rauf is 22nd.

    Bangladesh’s Shakib-ul-Hasan has retained his top spot in the ICC ODI all-rounders’ rankings.