DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq got the reward of his sublime run in the ODI cricket as he surpassed India’s top-batter Virat Kohli in the latest ICC ODI Batting Rankings to claim his career-best second rank.
Imam, who enjoyed a delightful home ODI series against the West Indies, has gotten the reward of his astounding performance as he has achieved his career-high second rank in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings.
Imam scored 199 runs at an average of 66.33 with the help of three consecutive half-centuries in the recently-concluded series against the West Indies. Following his brilliant performance, Imam was also adjudged as the player of the series.
Imam, who scored the second-most consecutive half-centuries (7) in the ODI cricket, has managed to dethrone Virat from the second spot, whom he had occupied since April 2021.
The left-handed batter achieved his career-high 815 ranking points in comparison with Kohli’s 811 to surpass the latter in the rankings.
Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam, on the other hand, has retained the top spot with 892 rating points.
It is pertinent to mention here that this is the first instance in the history of Pakistan cricket that the first and second spots in the ODI batting rankings are occupied by the Pakistani batters.
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DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq and the pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi made big surges in the latest ICC ODI Rankings, updated on Wednesday.
Imam, who remained the top scorer of the recently concluded ODI series between Pakistan and Australia, has leaped to his career best third rank in the updated ICC ODI Batting Rankings.
Previously ranked 10th in the ODI batting rankings, Imam has now occupied the third position as he finished the home series against Australia with 298 runs at an average of 147 including two centuries.
Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen, on the other hand, also made a prominent surge in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings and has claimed the seventh spot after moving eight places up.
In the Test Bowling rankings, however, the left-arm pacer has moved one place up to accommodate the fourth rank with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam remained the top-ranked batter in the ODIs and T20Is.
DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq has moved into the top 10 of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Men’s Batting Rankings following his brilliant century against Australia in the first ODI on Tuesday.
As per the latest rankings, shared by the ICC, the left-handed opener moved up two places to achieve the 10th spot in the top ODI batters.
The star with the ball for Australia in the first ODI – Adam Zampa, has jumped six places to secure the ninth rank, shared with his Aghanistan counterpart, Rashid Khan.
In the Test rankings, however, Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has replaced New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson to claim the fifth rank in the Test bowlers’ rankings.
On the other hand, the man of the series of the recently concluded Benaud-Qadir Trophy between Pakistan and Australia – Usman Khawaja has leapt six places to claim his career-best seventh rank, while his countryman Steve Smith has moved to the second spot.
Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne remained the top Test batter, while Pakistani skipper Babar Azam still leads the ODI and T20I batting rankings.
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