DUBAI: Pakistan all-format captain Babar Azam has dropped one spot in the latest ICC T20I batting rankings after he missed the recently-held three T20Is against Afghanistan.
Babar had been rested for the away series against Afghanistan in Sharjah and as a result, he lost his place in the top three on the T20I batters’ list.
According to International Cricket Council’s latest ranking updates, New Zealand’s Devon Conway displaced Babar from the third position as the latter slipped one spot to fourth overall.
However, the New Zealand opener maintains a meagre 13 points lead over Babar, as he sits third on 768 points in the rankings.
Meanwhile, India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan retain first and second positions on the list, respectively.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s stand-in skipper Shadab Khan was duly rewarded for his impressive bowling in the three games against Afghanistan. He jumped eight places to fourth on the T20I all-rounder rankings and improved six spots to 12th overall on the list for bowlers.
It may be noted here Pakistan lost the three-T20I series by 2-1 against Afghanistan in the absence of experienced players from the squad. It was the first time Afghanistan had beaten the Green Shirts in a bilateral series.
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DUBAI: The number ODI batter, and Pakistan’s skipper, Babar Azam has also reclaimed the top rank in International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I batting rankings, announced on Wednesday.
Babar, who was in poor form in the recent two series, found his rhythm in the last T20I against West Indies; scoring 79 off 52 balls. This brilliant performance helped Babar reclaiming the top spot in the T20I batting rankings.
Alongside Babar, his opening partner in T20Is, and highest run-getter in a calendar year in T20s, Mohammad Rizwan, also moved up in the ranking chart; claiming the third position.
The Pakistani duo, have had a stellar year as both the Pakistani batters tumbles various records with the bat, this year.
Taking to Twitter, the ICC announced the rankings.
“Babar Azam surges to the top, Mohammad Rizwan into the top three. Significant gains for Pakistan batters in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings,” the cricket council wrote.
In the updated rankings announced last week, Babar lost his top-position; having replaced by England’s Dawid Malan. Malan, however, is still the joint top-ranked batter.
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s skipper and current ODI number 1 batter, Babar Azam has slipped to the third position in the T20I batting rankings.
Following his poor form in the ongoing series against West Indies and the previous series against Bangladesh, Babar, struggled to pile up runs. The International Cricket Council (ICC) updated the rankings on their website, today.
The batter could only score 27 runs in a three match T20I series against Bangladesh.
In the ongoing series, Babar, too, struggling to get going as the batter scored a duck and seven runs, in the first and second T20I respectively.
Former top-ranked T20I batter, England’s Dawid Malan replaced Babar on top of the chart. Whereas, Babar slipped to third position. Aiden Markram also climbed up; claiming second spot.
On the other hand, in T20I Bowling rankings, Shadab Khan stormed into the top-10, claiming ninth position.
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