A number of Pakistani players have experienced advancements in their standings within the most recent Twenty20 rankings, as reported by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Babar Azam, captain of the Green Shirts, is currently ranked fourth on the ICC rankings with a rating of 763. This is one position below Mohammad Rizwan, the Green Shirts wicket-keeper batsman, who is regarded as the third-best Twenty20 batsman globally.
Babar’s ascent in the rankings is a result of his outstanding performance in the recently concluded home series against New Zealand, during which he accumulated 125 runs to finish as the leading scorer.
New ICC T20 rankings favor Pakistani players
The ICC Twenty20 batsmen’s list, headed by Suryakumar Yadav of India and Phil Salt of England in the first and second positions, respectively, does not include a single Pakistani in the top 50. In the top ten Twenty20 batsmen, Aiden Markram (5) of South Africa, Rilee Rossouw (7), Jos Buttler (8) of England, and Dawid Malan (10th) are all ranked.
In addition, Tim Seifert of New Zealand advanced seven positions to equal seventh with 85 runs scored at a strike rate of 144.06 against Pakistan in the series. Additionally, Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan rose ten positions to 62nd with 104 runs scored against New Zealand during the series.
Shaheen Afridi, a pace spearhead, climbed three positions to equal fourteenth in the bowling standings after taking eight wickets in four matches against New Zealand. Imad Wasim, who retracted his retirement announcement just recently, also rose ten positions to 22nd in the T20I all-rounders rankings.
Ben Sears (up 29 positions to 60th) and Michael Bracewell (up 13 positions to 55th) both improved their positions on the roster of Twenty20 International bowlers. Adil Rashid of England is presently rated as the preeminent Twenty20 bowler. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga and West Indies’ Akeal Hosein occupy the second and third positions, respectively.
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and Axar Patel of India are ranked ninth and fourth, respectively. In contrast, Josh Hazlewood of Australia has achieved the esteemed seventh spot. Shadab Khan of Pakistan is positioned tenth among all-rounders, with Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh holding the highest rank in that category.
