Dubai: Pakistan captain Babar
Azam has surpassed India's Virat Kohli in becoming the world No 1 T20I batter
for the longest period of time after he maintained his top spot in the latest
ICC T20 batting rankings.
Kohli was the No 1 ranked T20I
batter for a total of 1,013 days during his reign last decade, but Babar has
now surpassed this number following his long-standing stay at the top.
Among others, Ishan Kishan
slipped two places but Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson made huge gains at the ICC
T20I Player Rankings following their sensational innings at the second and
final T20I against Ireland.
Left-handed batter Kishan
slumped to number 7 after scoring 26 and 3 in the two T20s against Ireland but
Hooda, who smashed 47 in the first game and a maiden century in the second
match to power India to a series-clinching four-run win, galloped 414 places to
104th.
Samson was also rewarded for
his knock of 77 as he reached the 144th spot in the batting chart.
Ireland's Harry Tector gained
a massive 55 places to reach 66th position among batters with scores of 39 and
64 not out in the rankings, which was updated after the two-match India-Ireland
series.
In the bowlers' list, pacer
Harshal Patel moved from 37th to 33rd position while Ireland's Mark Adair
climbed to 43rd from 45th.
In Test ranking, Joe Root hung
on to his narrow lead as the top-ranked batter but there was some big movement
behind him following the completion of England's home series against New
Zealand.
New Zealand batting pair of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell have attained career-best positions as has England spinner Jack Leach, after superb performances in the third match of their ICC World Test Championship series in Leeds. (Agencies)
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