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DUBAI: Pakistan batters Babar Azam and Shan Masood were among the notable movers in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings released on Wednesday.
Among Pakistan’s batters, Saud Shakeel continues to lead the way, retaining ninth position with 734 rating points. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan also held his ground, remaining 21st with 664 points.
Babar climbed one place to 22nd with 656 points, while Pakistan captain Shan made a more notable jump, moving up two spots to 42nd with 576 points. In contrast, Salman Ali Agha slipped one position to 28th in the updated list.
Further down the rankings, Imam-ul-Haq held on to 51st place, while Abdullah Shafique dropped to 57th. Kamran Ghulam remained at 85th in the latest update.
At the top of the batting rankings, Joe Root retained the number one position, followed by Harry Brook in second, while Australia’s Travis Head moved up to third.
In the bowling charts, Shaheen Shah Afridi is Pakistan’s highest-ranked pacer, placed 24th with 632 points. Both Mohammad Abbas and Sajid Khan dropped one spot each to 29th and 30th, respectively.
Hasan Ali registered a slight improvement, moving up to 43rd, while Abrar Ahmed slipped to 51st. Khurram Shahzad retained his 70th position, whereas Asif Afridi dropped to 96th.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah continues to lead the Test bowling rankings, with Pakistan spinner Noman Ali holding second place, while Australia’s Mitchell Starc slipped to third in the latest update.
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