Babar Azam has played 98 T20I innings for Pakistan, out of which, 77 times he has opened the innings. He has scored the bulk of all his T20I runs at the top for the 2009 T20 World Cup winners.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) updated the rankings on Tuesday, January 9. With two Test series - India vs South Africa and Australia vs Pakistan - getting concluded simultaneously, Indians and Australian players were the biggest gainers following wins in Cape Town and Sydney respectively.
Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan with a 79-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. While Pakistan gave a tough fight, it wasn't to be for Shan Masood's men as Pat Cummins registered his second 10-wicket haul.
India's Shubman Gill is no more the top ranked batter in the One-Day Internationals as he missed the first two ODIs against South Africa in the ongoing series. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam is back on top of the rankings after losing it during the World Cup.
The Pakistan cricket team hasn't won a single Test series in Australia yet. The last time Pakistan won a Test in Australia was way back in November 1995 in Sydney. Leg spinner Mushtaq Ahmed was awarded the POTM award in that game for bagging 5/95 and 4/91 in Pakistan's 74-run win.
The first Test between Australia and Pakistan is set to commence on December 14 in Perth. Both teams have now named their playing XIs for the clash. Pakistan have handed Test debuts to two players in their playing XI and have not included any spinner.
The three-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan is set to commence on December 14 in Perth. Pakistan have not won a single Test in Australia since 1995 and Babar Azam will have to play a key role with the bat if they are to create history.
Pakistan are currently playing a four-day warm-up encounter against the Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. After three days of play, the match is heading towards draw but Pakistan bowlers struggling to pick wickets was the highlight of Day 3.
Pakistan are currently touring Australia for a three-match Test series. The first tie of the eagerly-awaited series will be played at the Perth Stadium.
Babar Azam scored 320 runs in nine ICC World Cup 2023 matches at an average of 40.00 with four fifties as Pakistan failed to secure the knockout qualification. Babar also resigned from captaincy duties across formats after a poor show in India.
Shan Masood was the star with the bat for Pakistan against the Prime Minister's XI. He looked solid and in complete control throughout his knock.
Newly appointed Pakistan's red-ball team skipper scored 156* off 235 balls against the Prime Minister's XI to kick off a three-match Test series with a lot of positives. Masood's hundred helped Pakistan score a total of 324/6 on Day 1 of the warm-up game in Canberra.
Babar Azam recently stepped down from the role of Pakistan captain after the World Cup 2023. He is now focusing on his batting as the Men in Green have named two different captains for Test and T20I cricket. Pakistan are facing Australia's Prime Minister's XI in a four-day match.
West Indies defeated England in the first ODI of the three-match series chasing down 326 runs with four wickets in hand. Skipper Shai Hope smashed his 16th ODI ton and remained unbeaten in the chase helping his team take an early lead in the series.
Glenn Maxwell signed off a brilliant tour of India with a record-equalling fourth T20I century against the hosts in the third of the five-match series in Guwahati. Maxwell helped Australia stay alive in the series after India had won the first two games and returned home after the 3rd T20I.
Suryakumar Yadav had a disappointing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup but would want to start afresh in his favoured format, T20Is as he gears up to lead the Indian team for the first time in a five-match series against Australia. Surya is nearing a couple of massive records in the upcoming five matches.
Newly appointed chief selector Wahab Riaz announced his first Pakistan squad since taking over as the team is set to tour Australia for three-match Test series. Babar Azam stepped down as the Test captain as well after the World Cup 2023 debacle.
Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of most centuries in ODI cricket in the first semifinal of World Cup 2023 against New Zealand. It was his 50th ton in the format and Kamran Akmal reckons one of the top three batters can break the record backing Babar Azam.
Pakistan won just four matches in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and the group-stage exit was probably the final nail in the coffin for Babar Azam as captain. Babar has stepped down as captain across all formats as he announced the decision through a statement on X (formerly Twitter).
Babar Azam faced flak for his captaincy during the World Cup 2023. Pakistan suffered an embarrassing loss to England in a game where they needed a huge win to qualify for the World Cup semifinals. The Men in Green have finished 5th in the points table.
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