Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen move up in ICC rankings

LAHORE: Pakistan’s star trio of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi took significant strides in the latest update of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI and Test rankings.

As per the latest ODI batting rankings, ace Pakistan batter Babar extended his stay at the summit with 822 rating points, while opening batter Imam-ul-Haq suffered a slight dip, slipping from 11th to 12th with 666 rating points.

Meanwhile, Fakhar Zaman maintained his position in the top 10, sitting at ninth spot with 675 rating points. Shaheen Shah Afridi jumped three places to secure fourth position in the ODI Bowling Rankings. His brilliant outing with the ball in the first ODI against Australia, where he returned bowling figures of 2/43 in 10 overs, earned him 655 rating points.

Despite leading Pakistan’s strong show in the aforementioned fixture with three wickets, Haris Rauf suffered a decline, dropping four places to 27th. In Test batting rankings, star batter Babar, despite missing Pakistan’s last two Tests of the three-match series against England, climbed up to the 17th place. Besides him, wicketkeeper batter Rizwan and all-rounder Salman Ali Agha made notable strides.