Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, has established a new milestone by leading the ICC T20 rankings for more than 1,050 days.
When the ICC released its most recent T20I rankings on Wednesday, his teammate Mohammad Rizwan had risen to the top position, deposing the captain as the best batter.The flamboyant 27-year-old batter held it for 1,082 days, making his career-long total of 1,155 days spent in the top slot (as of 7 September).
After his unwavering performance in the present Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, Rizwan, the wicketkeeper-batter, has increased his point total by 19 points to 815. (UAE).With 192 runs, including two fifty-scores in three matches, Rizwan has amassed the most runs in the competition to date. The tournament’s opening match against India saw Pakistan’s opener score fifty against both Hong Kong and India, as well as 43.