On July 3, the International Cricket Council (ICC) published the most recent Men’s Test Rankings. Babar Azam became the first hitter to finish in the top three across all game types in the most recent rankings. The Pakistani captain surpassed former Australia captain Steve Smith to move up to No. 3 in the ICC Rankings for Test Batsmen following his performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Check Babar Azam Ranking of all Formats, Records all you need to know.
After scoring 874 rating points in Test cricket, his highest-ever career total, Babar Azam is No. 1 in ODIs and T20Is and No. 3 in Tests.
Highlights:
- In the ICC Test Batting Rankings, Babar Azam climbed to No. 3.
- Only Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant are Indians in the top 10 batting charts.
- Babar moved up to No. 3 after passing Steve Smith.
In that Test, Babar contributed 119 runs to a team total of 218 runs, or about 55% of Pakistan’s first-innings runs, helping the team stay within striking distance of Sri Lanka’s 222-run first-innings total. As Pakistan finished a record chase of 343 to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, Babar contributed with a fifty of his own.
Babar Azam has frequently stated in the past that he aspires to be the top batter across all game formats.
“Every player wants to be the best in every format, but getting there requires effort and commitment. It’s not like you just relax if you’re the best player in one or two formats “Babar stated.
Babar Azam Ranking of all Formats
| M | In | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | SR | BF | 200 | 100 | 50 | 6s | 4s | |
| ODI | 92 | 90 | 12 | 4664 | 59.79 | 158 | 89.74 | 5197 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 423 |
| T20I | 74 | 69 | 10 | 2686 | 45.53 | 122 | 129.45 | 2075 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 42 | 278 |
| Test | 42 | 75 | 9 | 3122 | 47.3 | 196 | 53.57 | 5828 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 359 |
1 thought on “Babar Azam Ranking of all Formats, Records all you need to know”