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Latest ICC Rankings: Plenty of Movement for Pakistan

The latest ICC rankings reveal a mixed bag of results for Pakistani cricketers across formats. Babar Azam made notable strides in the T20I and Test rankings, while Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and other key players faced declines.

ICC T20I Rankings Highlights

Babar Azam: Moved up to 6th place with 712 rating points, surpassing Mohammad Rizwan.
Mohammad Rizwan: Dropped two places to 8th, with 704 rating points.
Shaheen Afridi: Slipped from 20th to 21st in bowling rankings with 599 points.
Haris Rauf: Dropped three places to 26th in bowling with 573 points.
Abbas Afridi: Climbed two spots to 41st with 526 points.
Shadab Khan: Experienced a significant drop, falling six places to 71st with 444 points.

T20I Batters Rankings:

Pos	Pos Change	Team	Player	Rating	Career Best Rating
01	–	Australia	Travis Head	855	884 v Scotland at Edinburgh 2024
02	–	England	Phil Salt	829	860 v West Indies at Barbados 2024
03	–	India	Tilak Varma	806	806 v South Africa at Johannesburg 2024
04	–	India	Suryakumar Yadav	788	910 v New Zealand at Ranchi 2023
05	–	England	Jos Buttler	717	726 v West Indies at Barbados 2024
06	+1	Pakistan	Babar Azam	712	896 v England at Cardiff 2019
07	+1	India	Yashasvi Jaiswal	706	779 v Sri Lanka at Pallekele 2024
08	+2	Pakistan	Mohammad Rizwan	704	875 v England at Lahore 2022
09	+6	South Africa	Reeza Hendricks	672	710 v West Indies at Jamaica 2024
=	–	Sri Lanka	Pathum Nissanka	672	698 v Pakistan at Dubai 2022

ICC ODI Rankings Highlights

Babar Azam: Retains his position as the number-one ODI batter, ahead of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
Saim Ayub: Despite his century against South Africa, dropped to 80th with 470 points.
Abdullah Shafique: Slipped to 77th with 472 points.
Consistent Performers: Fakhar Zaman (16th), Imam-ul-Haq (18th), and Mohammad Rizwan (24th) maintained their rankings.
Haris Rauf held steady at 15th.
Mohammad Wasim Jr. (52nd), Naseem Shah (61st), and Mohammad Nawaz (67th) saw no changes.

ODI Batters Rankings:

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Pos	Team	Player	Rating	Career Best Rating
01	Pakistan	Babar Azam	800	898 v West Indies at Multan 2022
02	India	Rohit Sharma	765	882 v Sri Lanka at Headingley 2019
03	India	Shubman Gill	763	847 v Australia at Indore 2023
04	India	Virat Kohli	746	909 v England at Headingley 2018
05	Ireland	Harry Tector	737	767 v Afghanistan at Sharjah 2024
06	New Zealand	Daryl Mitchell	706	750 v India at Mumbai 2023
07	Afghanistan	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	693	693 v Bangladesh at Sharjah 2024
08	West Indies	Shai Hope	672	802 v Bangladesh at Malahide 2019
09	Sri Lanka	Pathum Nissanka	671	728 v Bangladesh at Chittagong 2024
10	Sri Lanka	Charith Asalanka	660	683 v West Indies at Pallekele 2024

ICC Test Rankings Highlights

Batting Rankings

Babar Azam: Climbed to 17th with 670 rating points.
Imam-ul-Haq: Promoted to 42nd.
Abdullah Shafique: Dropped to 48th.
Shan Masood: Improved to 57th.

Bowling Rankings

Noman Ali: Retained his spot in the top 10 at 10th.
Shaheen Afridi: Remained steady at 19th.
Declines: Hasan Ali (38th), Sajid Khan (40th), and Naseem Shah (42nd) slipped in rankings.
Climbers: Abrar Ahmed moved to 58th, and Khurram Shehzad advanced to 60th.

ICC Test Batters Rankings:

Pos	Team	Player	Rating	Career Best Rating
01	ENG	Joe Root	895	932 v Pakistan at Multan 2024
02	England	Harry Brook	876	898 v New Zealand at Wellington 2024
03	New Zealand	Kane Williamson	867	919 v Pakistan at Christchurch 2021
04	India	Yashasvi Jaiswal	811	825 v Australia at Perth 2024
05	Australia	Travis Head	781	884 v India at The Oval 2023
06	Sri Lanka	Kamindu Mendis	759	759 v South Africa at Gqeberha 2024
07	South Africa	Temba Bavuma	753	753 v Sri Lanka at Gqeberha 2024
08	New Zealand	Daryl Mitchell	725	804 v Bangladesh at Sylhet 2023
09	India	Rishabh Pant	724	801 v England at Edgbaston 2022
=	Pakistan	Saud Shakeel	724	728 v Australia at Melbourne 2023
10	Sri Lanka	Charith Asalanka	660	683 v West Indies at Pallekele 2024