Most Pakistan players drop in ICC ODI rankings after series loss against WI
\nIslamabad
\nPakistan\u2019s top-order batter Babar Azam has dropped to third place in the latest ICC Men\u2019s ODI Player Rankings, following a below-par performance in the recent series against the West Indies.
\nBabar managed just 56 runs across three matches, averaging 18.66, which led to a dip in his overall rating points to 751.
\nAs a result, he has been overtaken by India\u2019s ODI captain Rohit Sharma, who now holds the second spot.
\nAmong other Pakistani players, ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has also dropped one place, moving from 21st to 22nd with 602 points.
\nOpening batter Fakhar Zaman, who missed the West Indies ODIs due to injury, fell four places to 27th with 590 points.
\nImam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman also saw their rankings decline, slipping to 37th and 41st, respectively.
\nSaim Ayub suffered the biggest drop among Pakistan\u2019s batters, falling nine places to 46th. Meanwhile, opening batter Abdullah Shafique improved, climbing seven places to reach 90th spot with 428 points.
\nIn the ICC ODI bowlers\u2019 rankings, left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi dropped one place to 13th with 599 points after taking just four wickets in three matches.
\nHaris Rauf fell three places to 27th, while Naseem Shah dropped one step to 43rd with 493 points. Spinner Abrar Ahmed climbed three places to 54th, Mohammad Nawaz retained his 64th position, and Mohammad Wasim Jr fell four places to 71st.
\nSri Lanka\u2019s Maheesh Theekshana continues to dominate as the world\u2019s number one ODI bowler, followed by India\u2019s Kuldeep Yadav at second, and South Africa\u2019s Keshav Maharaj in third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most Pakistan players drop in ICC ODI rankings after series loss against WI Islamabad Pakistan\u2019s top-order batter Babar Azam has dropped to third place in the latest ICC Men\u2019s ODI Player Rankings, following a below-par performance in the recent series against the West Indies. Babar managed just 56 runs across three matches, averaging 18.66, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n