2010s decade: Babar Azam ends on top of T20I rankings
Last updated on: 31 December,2019 03:38 pm
2010s decade: Babar Azam ends on top of T20I rankings.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The year 2019 ends today (Tuesday) and marks the conclusion of the 2010s decade as well. 897 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) were played in the last ten years and 249578 runs were scored.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam ended the decade on top of the ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen. He is the only batsman to have topped the rankings for two consecutive years in the past ten years, and one of the three players to have finished the year on top twice.
Here is a complete list of the batsmen that finished at the top of the rankings in the 2010s decade:
2010
Player: Kevin Pietersen
Country: England
Rating: 847
2011
Player: Eoin Morgan
Country: England
Rating: 821
2012
Player: Shane Watson
Country: Australia
Rating: 799
2013
Player: Alex Hales
Country: England
Rating: 842
2014
Player: Virat Kohli
Country: India
Rating: 897
2015
Player: Aaron Finch
Country: Australia
Rating: 854
2016
Player: Virat Kohli
Country: India
Rating: 820
2017
Player: Aaron Finch
Country: Australia
Rating: 784
2018
Player: Babar Azam
Country: Pakistan
Rating: 858
2019
Player: Babar Azam
Country: Pakistan
Rating: 879