Babar Reigns Supreme at Top of ICC Rankings Alongside Rizwan

According to the latest ICC rankings, Pakistan’s all-format captain, Babar Azam is still ranked the number one batter in both the limited-overs formats. While Babar is still a long distance away from the second-placed Virat Kohli in ODIs, he is just seven points ahead of the fellow opener, Mohammad Rizwan, in the T20Is.

Elsewhere, Fakhar Zaman is still ranked number 9 ODIs and both Fakhar and Babar will be looking to move further ahead as Pakistan prepares for a historic series against Australia. Australia is due to tour Pakistan next month to play a three-match Test series, three-match ODI series, and a one-off T20I.

Rizwan has also maintained his second spot in the T20Is and both Babar and Rizwan will be looking to add more rating points as they face off against Australia in the one-off T20I in April.

Meanwhile, Babar has also maintained his position at 9 in the Test format. Babar and former Indian captain, Virat Kohli, are still the only two batters in the world to be ranked amongst the top 10 in each of three formats.

Pakistan has not played international cricket since the West Indies’ T20 tour of the country. While the players have not gotten a chance to improve their rankings, their previous performances have helped them to maintain their positions in the rankings.

Let’s have a look at the ICC batters rankings:

ODIs

Ranking	Player	Rating Points
1	Babar Azam	873
2	Virat Kohli	811
3	Rohit Sharma	791
4	Quinton De Kock	783
5	Aaron Finch	779
6	Jonny Bairstow	775
7	David Warner	762
8	Rassie van der Dussen	750
9	Fakhar Zaman	741
10	Joe Root	740

T20Is

Ranking	Player	Rating Points
1	Babar Azam	805
2	Mohammad Rizwan	798
3	Aiden Markram	796
4	Dawid Malan	728
5	Devon Conway	703
6	KL Rahul	686
7	Aaron Finch	679
8	Rassie van der Dussen	669
9	Martin Guptill	658
10	Virat Kohli	651