Pakistan captain Babar Azam consolidated his position as the no.1 ranked ODI batsman in the latest update of the ICC ODI players’ rankings on July 14, 2021, Wednesday.
The ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings update takes into account performances in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League series that England won 3-0 against Pakistan, and two matches of the ongoing Ireland-South Africa series.
26-year-old Babar hit a sublime 158 against England in the third ODI match in Birmingham, gaining eight rating points to reach a career-best 873 rating points, 16 more than India captain Virat Kohli, who is in second place. Rohit Sharma is third with 825 rating points.
Others to gain in Wednesday's updates include the Ireland pair of William Porterfield (up to five places to 74th) and Harry Tector (up 37 places to 90th), South Africa's Janneman Malan (up 12 places to 95th), and England's James Vince (up 85 places to 113th) in the batters' list.
In the bowlers’ list, West Indies’ Fabien Allen moved to the 10th position in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings after his brilliant performance in the ongoing five-match series against Australia at home. The 26-year-old left-arm spinner has gained 16 spots to reach 10th position, after grabbing three wickets in the first three matches.
In the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has made headway after knocks of 81 and 92 in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare, which his team lost by 220 runs. He is up to seven places to the 28th position.
(ANI inputs)
