Pakistan cricketers improved their ranking in T20I cricket after latest update by ICC on Wednesday.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has moved up from one place to fourth in the batsmen’s list after being his side’s top scorer in the recently concluded T20I series against New Zealand. It is now tied for the highest spot in India held by Suryakumar Yadav.
“Pakistan all-rounder Babar Azam has closed the gap on Indian pacer Suryakumar at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings,” said an ICC press release.
Babar was Pakistan’s top run-scorer in a thrilling series that ended in a 2-2 draw, with the right-hander scoring a half-century in his fifth T20I win to finish with a tally of 125 from four innings at the top of our side’s batting order.
This helped Babar to climb one place to fourth in the updated T20I rankings for the Batters and take his total to 763 by 10 points, while Suryakumar is only 98 points ahead of the Pakistan captain. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “
Fakhar Zaman also rose 10 places to 62nd after 104 runs in the series against New Zealand.
Meanwhile, pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi is ranked 14th after eight wickets in four matches against New Zealand.
The recently retired Imad Wasim has moved up from 10th place to 22nd in the overall T20I list.
Seifert’s New Zealand team rose seven places after scoring 85 in the innings against Pakistan at a strike rate of 144.06.
Michael Bracewell (up 13 points to 55.) and Ben Sears (29 to 60) improved their position in the T20I bowlers’ list.
