Former Test cricket great Babar Azam drop out of ICC Top 10 Test batting rankings for the first time in four years. This altered Pakistani cricket. He’s 12th with 712 points after a poor run and a challenging Test series against Bangladesh.
Babar Azam drops out of ICC Top 10?
The collapse of Azam was unexpected. The 29-year-old former number-one star is battling to get back on track. His last 16 innings have not yielded 50 runs. After scoring 64 runs in two Tests against Bangladesh, Azam fell in the rankings. All four innings, he scored.
Even though Azam lost, Mohammad Rizwan is Pakistan’s only ICC Top 10 player. He ranks 10th. Pakistan has struggled in Tests, but Rizwan is solid. Saud Shakil, who fell seven ranks to 20th, is also attracting notice. Salman Ali Agha rose nine ranks to 31st, which is good.
Ranking modifications account for international star transfers. Joe Root of England reclaimed the ICC Test Batting Rankings lead. Root reached 922 in the second Test of the Sri Lanka series after scoring 200. His greatest score was 923 in July 2022, one point lower.
Even though England lost at Lord’s, Gus Atkinson has risen in the rankings alongside Root. After reaching 100 and taking five wickets, Atkinson rose in the all-rounders’ and bowlers’ rankings.
The latest results indicate Sri Lanka’s cricketers improving. Kamindu Mendis is 25th with 50 stunning scores. Eight wickets in the series placed Asitha Fernando ninth and into the top ten bowlers for the first time.
Bangladesh’s star rankings rose after their historic Test series win against Pakistan. His hundred pushed Litton Das to 15th in the batting standings. Five wickets and a crucial partnership with Das put Mehidy Hasan Miraz seventh in the all-rounders’ standings.
Recent series and ranking changes demonstrate how swiftly individual and team play can affect international cricket. While the cricket world observes, Pakistan’s finest players are turning things around.
