DUBAI: Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan have made remarkable gains in the latest ICC ODI rankings after impressive performances in the team’s 3-0 series win over Sri Lanka.
In the updated batters’ rankings, Babar moved up one place to claim the sixth position with 722 rating points, while Salman Ali Agha retained his 16th position.
Rizwan saw a significant rise, jumping five places to 22nd. Opener Fakhar Zaman also benefited from the run, climbing five places to 26th on 589 points.
Meanwhile, other Pakistani fighters have seen a decline. Opener Saim Ayub fell three places to 38th, while left-armer Imam-ul-Haq slipped seven places to 54th on 516 points.
In a major upheaval at the top, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma has been dethroned as the number one ODI batsman, with New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell claiming the top spot.
Sharma is now second, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran has slipped to third and Indian duo Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli occupy the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
In the bowlers’ rankings, Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed makes a remarkable jump of 11 places to enter the top 10, now in ninth place with 624 points.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi drops five places to 21st, while right-arm pacer Haris Rauf moves up five places to 23rd with 562 points.
Another pacer, Naseem Shah, falls three places to 36th, while Mohammad Wasim Jr makes a huge jump of 20 places to 64th. Spinner Mohammad Nawaz, however, slips seven places to 71st.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continues to dominate as the number one ODI bowler, followed by England’s Jofra Archer at number two and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj at number three.
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