DUBAI: Following his sensational batting form, Pakistan’s captain and star batter Babar Azam has claimed the fourth position in the latest Test batting rankings announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC), here on Wednesday.

Babar has been elevated from fifth to the fourth spot in the latest rankings released by the ICC, as he surpassed New Zealand’s skipper Kane Williamson with a rating of 815 compared to the latter’s 806 ratings.

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne remained at the top of the Test batters’ rankings, followed by England’s Joe Root as Australia’s Steve Smith slipped to the third spot.

It is pertinent to mention here that Babar still holds the top position in the ODI and T20I batters’ rankings with 891 and 818 ratings respectively.

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