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