In Test cricket, Babar Azam has been through a lengthy slump. His latest collapse in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh caused him to fall out of the top 10 in the ICC Test batting rankings. Only 0, 22, 31, and 11 were the right-hand batter’s scores in the four innings he faced Bangladesh.
After falling three spots, the 29-year-old is now in 12th place. His rating is at 712 points. Babar’s best score during this time span is merely 41, and he has failed to reach a half-century in his past 16 Test innings.
Pakistan’s 0-2 drubbing at the hands of the Asian heavyweights was greatly impacted by Babar Azam lack of runs.
In addition, Mohammad Rizwan is ranked as the highest-rated hitter from Pakistan. He is rated as being in the tenth position. After scoring the most runs in the series against Bangladesh, Rizwan amassed 294 runs at an average of 98 from four innings.
The Indian trio of Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rohit Sharma, however, has managed to hold onto their positions—seventh, seventh, and ninth, respectively. With strong results in the forthcoming home Test series against Bangladesh, which begins with the opening match on September 19, they will have an opportunity to move up the rankings.
This English summer, can Joe Root break Don Bradman’s all-time record?
Throughout the current three-match Test series between Sri Lanka and England, Joe Root has been playing brilliantly. With an astounding average of 116.67, the former captain has amassed 350 runs in just four innings, making him the clear top run scorer. He surpassed Alastair Cook’s record for the most centuries by an England batsman in Tests when he struck hundreds in each of the two innings of the second Test at Lord’s.
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With 922 ratings, Root is the top batter and is just one rating shy of his career-high 923 total, which he attained in July 2022. The 33-year-old might surpass Don Bradman’s all-time best rating point in Tests (961) if he can maintain his scorching form. On Friday, September 6, England and Sri Lanka will play their third and final Test match at London’s Kennington Oval.
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