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ICC T20I Rankings See Babar Azam Break Virat Kohli’s Record

The International Cricket Council (ICC) released its latest rankings that saw Babar Azam break Virat Kohli’s record. The Pakistan captain now owns the record of being the highest ranked batter in T20I cricket for the longest period of time.

Azam retained his position at the top of the ICC T20 batting rankings. It sees him having spent 1030 days at the top of the ICC T20I ranking table. Kohli held the previous record with the India star finding himself to be the No.1 ranked T20I batter for 1013 days.

He had dominated the rankings charts in the last decade but Azam has managed to topple the former India captain’s record. Babar is also at the top when it comes to One Day Internationals (ODI)  in the latest ICC rankings and has expressed keen interest in claiming the No.1 spot in Test cricket too.

Check out the latest ICC Rankings 

Another record for Babar Azam 👊

All the changes in this week’s @MRFWorldwide men’s rankings 👇

— ICC (@ICC) June 29, 2022

Other changes in the latest T20I rankings sees India batter Ishan Kishan slip down by one place to the seventh position. The recently concluded 2-match T20 series between Ireland and India helped Harry Tector  make a massive jump, moving 55 places up to the 66th slot. Deepak Hooda pocketed 414 spots for his batting performances against Ireland. He now finds himself on the 104th spot in the shortest format of the game.

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Speaking about the ICC Test rankings,  Joe Root has managed to retain his position at the top in the longest format of the game. There were also massive shifts in rankings after New Zealand completed their Test matches against England.

Jonny Bairstow move up to the 21st position earning an eye catching 20-place jump. NZ star Daryl Mitchell was adjudged Player of the Series for his excellent performances against the Three Lions. He has also jumped up 4 spots getting his career best rankings. Tom Blundell also moves up to the 20th spot after jumping 11 places.

Moving on to the bowlers, Kiwis star Neil Wagner received a dip in the latest rankings while English speedster Stuart Broad moved up one spot up to the 13th place. Broad’s fellow team mate Jack Leach gained a solid jump of 13 places after he took 10 wickets in the 3rd Test match. 

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