(From left to proper) Pakistan’s Check captain Babar Azam, Shan Masood and quick bowler Mohammad Abbas. — AFP/PCB
DUBAI: Pakistan Check captain Babar Azam, batter Shan Masood and pacer Mohammad Abbas climbed the most recent ICC Check rankings after sturdy performances within the opening Check in opposition to the West Indies, regardless of the guests’ 90-run defeat.
Within the ICC Check batting rankings, Babar has climbed 4 locations from nineteenth to fifteenth with 686 ranking factors, whereas Masood has jumped eight spots from forty fourth to thirty sixth with 590 factors following his century within the first Check.
Nonetheless, a number of different Pakistan batters slipped within the rankings. Saud Shakeel dropped three locations from twenty first to twenty fourth with 641 factors, whereas wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan fell eight locations to twenty sixth with 638 factors.
All-rounder Salman Ali Agha additionally slipped 4 locations to thirty second with 607 factors. Left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq retained his 53rd place, whereas Abdullah Shafique dropped one place to 57th with 511 factors. All-rounder Aamer Jamal additionally remained in one centesimal place.
Australia’s Travis Head continues to guide the ICC Check batting rankings, adopted by England’s Harry Brook in second and teammate Joe Root in third.
Within the ICC Check bowling rankings, right-arm pacer Abbas made the most important achieve amongst Pakistan gamers, rising 9 locations from twenty sixth to seventeenth with 690 ranking factors. Spinner Noman Ali retained his seventh place with 809 factors.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi slipped 4 locations to twenty ninth with 617 factors, whereas spinner Sajid Khan dropped one place to thirty fifth with 545 factors. Quick bowler Hasan Ali retained thirty eighth place with 501 factors.
Pacer Khurram Shahzad fell one place to 52nd, Aamer Jamal remained 81st, spinner Asif Afridi dropped three locations to 87th, quick bowler Mohammad Ali slipped to 93rd, whereas Salman Ali Agha fell 4 locations to 99th.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah stays the world’s top-ranked Check bowler, adopted by New Zealand’s Matt Henry in second and Australia’s Mitchell Starc in third.
