DUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam and batter Saud Shakeel moved up two places in the latest ICC Test rankings despite Pakistan suffering a 3-0 series whitewash against England.
Babar climbed from 15th to 13th place with 684 rating points.
Saud Shakeel also moved up two spots, rising from 18th to 16th with 674 points.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan dropped one place to 34th with 593 points. Meanwhile, former captain Shan Masood climbed four places from 41st to 37th with 586 points.
Salman Ali Agha fell one place to 44th with 559 points. Abdullah Shafique suffered a bigger decline, dropping 11 places to 46th with 556 points.
Left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq retained his 58th position with 506 points. Razaullah also remained at 91st.
Azan Awais climbed six places to 95th with 358 points.
Harry Brook Retains Top Spot
England’s Harry Brook retained the top position among Test batters.
Australia’s Steve Smith remained second, while England captain Joe Root, who has returned to the team, sits third in the rankings.
Noman Ali, Abbas Drop in Bowling Rankings
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali slipped one place from ninth to 10th with 777 points in the Test bowling rankings.
Mohammad Abbas also dropped one place to 16th with 713 points, despite being named Player of the Series after taking 13 wickets.
Pacer Shaheen Afridi retained his 31st position with 593 points.
Spinner Sajid Khan also remained at 32nd with 587 points.
Hasan Ali dropped one place to 44th. The pacer last played a red-ball match against Bangladesh in May.
Khurram Shahzad retained 55th position, while spinner Ali Usman remained 75th.
Mohammad Ali and Aamer Jamal were ranked 81st and 83rd, respectively. Spinner Asif Afridi occupied 91st place.
Starc Leads Test Bowling Rankings
Australia’s Mitchell Starc retained the top position among Test bowlers.
New Zealand’s Matt Henry remained second, while England’s Ollie Robinson climbed to third.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah dropped to fourth, while Australia’s Pat Cummins moved to fifth.
The latest rankings were released after Pakistan’s 3-0 Test series defeat against England.
