Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam has advanced one place to reach second position in the ICC men’s T20 International player rankings in Wednesday’s weekly update.
Right-handed Babar, who could score just two runs in the first T20 against Zimbabwe in Harare on Wednesday, was declared as second slot winner on the basis of the recently-concluded series in South Africa which Pakistan won 3-1.
“Babar’s superlative form helped him replace India captain Virat Kohli at the top of the ICC men’s ODI player rankings last week and this week’s update sees him make a strong 47-point surge to overtake Australia’s Aaron Finch in the T20I rankings after scoring 122 in the third match,” the ICC stated.
“Though Babar is still 48 points adrift of top-ranked Dawid Malan of England, a three-match series against Zimbabwe from Wednesday presents the 26-year-old with another opportunity to move towards the top spot, which he had occupied till November last year.”
