The latest ICC Men Test Player Rankings sees Pakistan skipper Babar Azam make huge gains to ascend the rankings after his terrific stint against Australia.
During the second Test of the series in Karachi, Pakistan’s captain was at his magnificent best against Australia. Babar batted for over two days and produced a marathon effort of 196 in 425 deliveries as Pakistan pulled off a stunning draw. As a result of his performance, Babar has risen three places to No. 5 on the Test Player rankings table.
Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Khawaja, two more great batsmen from the same encounter, have also made significant strides. After his 104* in the second innings, Rizwan has risen six places to equal No.11 with David Warner. Usman Khawaja, who scored 160 and 44* in Karachi, jumps eleven places to No. 13.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has risen sixteen places to No.27 after reaching 160 and 56* in the second Test against England in Barbados.
Shaheen Afridi has dropped one position to No.6 in the bowling rankings after struggling in the Karachi Test, picking up only two wickets. Mitchell Starc, who took three wickets in the first inning, moved up one spot to No.15.
Jason Holder has slipped to No. 2 in the all-rounders rankings after struggling in the second Test in Barbados. Holder only took one wicket and scored 12 runs in the game.
Pat Cummins of Australia has climbed up one rank to No.8 after taking three wickets and hitting 34* in the first innings of the Karachi Test.
South African players are the top gainers in the ODI rankings following their seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second match in Johannesburg. Quinton de Kock, who hit a blazing 41-ball 62, moved up one spot to No. 3 in the batting rankings.
Kagiso Rabada, who took his second ODI five-wicket haul, climbs up five spots to No. 8 in the bowling rankings, breaking into the top 10.
However, there is some positive news for Bangladesh: Mehidy Hasan has risen four places in the all-rounder rankings after scoring 38 runs and taking one wicket in the second ODI.
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