Babar Azam storms into top five in Test rankings
Last updated on: 11 February,2020 03:51 pm
Babar Azam storms into top five in Test rankings.
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Pakistan’s Babar Azam has stormed into top five in the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen following his 143 runs against Bangladesh in first Rawalpindi Test, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old is ranked at fifth spot with 800 rating points. Virat Kohli (928), Steve Smith (911), Marnus Labuschagne (827) and Kane Williamson (814) are ahead of Babar Azam in the rankings.
Babar Azam has become the only batsman in the top five in all three formats of the game. Other batsmen to gain in the rankings are Asad Shafiq (18th spot) and Shan Masood (32nd spot) while skipper Azhar Ali has retained his 27th position.
Record breaker Naseem Shah has achieved 52nd place among bowlers following his hat-trick against Bangladesh while Shaheen Shah Afridi (32nd spot) and Mohammad Abbas (14th spot) have also improved their rankings. Yasir Shah is at 23rd position.
On the other hand, Pakistan have retained their seventh spot but improved their rating points.