Babar Azam slips in latest ICC ODI rankings

Pakistan’s Babar Azam has slipped to third place in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after a below-par performance in the recent series against the West Indies.

The former top-ranked batter scored just 56 runs in three matches at an average of 18.66, which reduced his rating points to 751. This allowed India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma to move into second place.

Several other Pakistani players also saw declines in the latest rankings. Captain Mohammad Rizwan fell one spot to 22nd with 602 points, while Fakhar Zaman, who missed the series due to injury, dropped four places to 27th on 590 points. Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman slipped to 37th and 41st positions respectively, while Saim Ayub suffered the largest fall, dropping nine places to 46th. Abdullah Shafique was among the few to improve, climbing seven spots to 90th with 428 points.

In the bowlers’ list, Shaheen Afridi dropped one place to 13th after taking four wickets in three matches. Haris Rauf slipped to 27th, Naseem Shah to 43rd, and Mohammad Wasim Jr to 71st. Spinner Abrar Ahmed rose to 54th, while Mohammad Nawaz maintained 64th position.