Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Pakistani captain Babar Azam noticed collectively throughout a cricket match. — Reuters/File
Pakistan’s top-order batter Babar Azam has dropped to 3rd place within the newest ICC Males’s ODI Participant Rankings, following a below-par efficiency within the current collection in opposition to the West Indies.
Babar managed simply 56 runs throughout three matches, averaging 18.66, which led to a dip in his general ranking factors to 751.
In consequence, he has been overtaken by India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma, who now holds the second spot.
Amongst different Pakistani gamers, ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has additionally dropped one place, shifting from twenty first to twenty second with 602 factors.
Opening batter Fakhar Zaman, who missed the West Indies ODIs attributable to damage, fell 4 locations to twenty seventh with 590 factors.
Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman additionally noticed their rankings decline, slipping to thirty seventh and forty first, respectively.
Saim Ayub suffered the largest drop amongst Pakistan’s batters, falling 9 locations to forty sixth. In the meantime, opening batter Abdullah Shafique improved, climbing seven locations to achieve ninetieth spot with 428 factors.
Within the ICC ODI bowlers’ rankings, left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi dropped one place to thirteenth with 599 factors after taking simply 4 wickets in three matches.
Haris Rauf fell three locations to twenty seventh, whereas Naseem Shah dropped one step to forty third with 493 factors. Spinner Abrar Ahmed climbed three locations to 54th, Mohammad Nawaz retained his sixty fourth place, and Mohammad Wasim Jr fell 4 locations to 71st.
Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana continues to dominate because the world’s primary ODI bowler, adopted by India’s Kuldeep Yadav at second, and South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj in third.
