Babar Azam recently reached a landmark in his career when he crossed
In the recently concluded series against
South Africa (SA) he was the second highest scorer with a tally of 228 runs, his personal highest being 103.
In the past, he has also held the numero-uno position in T20Is rankings and the fifth spot in the Test rankings.
Speaking about his feat, the Lahore-born said that he feels privileged and honored to surpass Kohli and join the ranks of
Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, and
Mohammad Yousuf, who had conquered the number one rank in ODIs for Pakistan.
“I feel privileged and honoured to have joined the company of stalwarts like Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Mohammad Yousuf, who will always be the shining stars of Pakistan cricket,” Azam said in an official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release.
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Zimbabwe: Rankings Boost for Pakistan Ahead of Zim Tour
Zimbabwe: Rankings Boost for Pakistan Ahead of Zim Tour
9 hours ago
By Eddie Chikamhi
Pakistan players were handed a huge boost ahead of their tour of Zimbabwe after skipper Babar Azam grabbed the number one spot in the Men’s One Day International cricket rankings following a series win over South Africa.
The Asians, who are scheduled to arrive in Harare this Saturday, are having a good outing in the neighbouring country where they have bagged the ODI series 2-1 to earn points in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday ended the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against South Africa as the number-one ranked ODI batsman in the world, overtaking Indian skipper Virat Kohli. Photos M. Arif/White Star and AFP
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday ended the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League matches against South Africa as the No.1 ranked ODI batsman in the world, overtaking Indian skipper Virat Kohli.
Babar had moved ahead of Kohli to No.1 position after his 103 in the first match of the series. But, he slipped to second (five points behind Kohli) after scoring 31 in the second match.