Pakistan’s batting maestro Babar Azam returns to the third spot after the latest ICC rankings as he previously dropped down to fourth place after the series between England and West Indies.
In other rankings updates, Pakistan’s Babar Azam and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell are now tied for third place with 768 points. This latest update in rankings has pushed Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan down to fifth and sixth, respectively.
England’s Joe Root has reclaimed the top position in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after a standout series against the West Indies.
Australia’s Steve Smith and India’s Rohit Sharma are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively. England’s Harry Brook has dropped to seventh after a less impactful series.
In the Test bowler rankings, England captain Ben Stokes has climbed four spots to 30th due to his contributions as an all-rounder.
Fellow England bowlers Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson have also improved their standings, moving up to 20th and 46th, respectively, reflecting their strong performances.
Among Test all-rounders, Stokes has advanced to sixth place, while Chris Woakes has moved up to ninth. India’s Ravindra Jadeja continues to hold a substantial lead as the top-ranked all-rounder.
In T20I batting rankings, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have made significant strides, with Jaiswal moving up to fourth and Gill achieving a career-high 21st place.
Only Pro Pakistani follows this vanity metric to judge a player’s impact for their team.
What’s the use of following his points on a table when he is unable to deliver the leadership needed to compete at the highest level? Not just leadership, he is even unable to deliver with bat.
Same for Shaheen and others like them.
Pakistanis have a habit of inflating player’s egos. Players become “great” winning against weak opponents and when any formidable teams come all these “world-class” players have nothing to show.
Stop praising them for achieving vanity positions and start encouraging them to work hard on their skills needed to be the beat strong teams.