ICC ranking: Babar Azam ousted from top batsmen list

KARACHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the ranking of Test players and due to poor performance, Babar Azam is out from the top 10 batsmen list.

Babar Azam has moved down to 12th position after being demoted by three ranks after the poor performance in the Bangladesh Test series which the guests whitewash by winning both tests against Pakistan.

Cricketer Muhammad Rizwan of Pakistan retained 10th position while England’s Joe Root’s number one position further stabilized.

Bangladesh jumps to 4 position in latest ICC rankings

No player from Pakistan is included in the top 10 bowlers. Shaheen Afridi’s 11th rank after downgrading by one rank.

Pakistan officially slumped to the lowest of lows in their rich history of Test cricket after suffering an unexpected whitewash at home against Bangladesh. The six-wicket loss in the second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Tuesday brought them down to the 8th spot in ICC Test team rankings with a rating point of 76 – their lowest since 1965.