Haris Sohail and Babar Azam, centurions in Pakistan’s win over New Zealand, rise sharply in latest ICC Test Player Rankings for batsmen.
Pakistan bounced back to level their three-Test series against New Zealand courtesy an innings victory. Yasir Shah was at his absolute best, with returns of 8/41 and 6/143.
There has never been a better match haul by a Pakistan bowler in Tests than Shah’s 14/184 bar Imran Khan’s 14/116 against Sri Lanka in Lahore in 1982, and it helped him re-enter the top 10 – at No.10 – after a jump of nine spots.
Gaining from Pakistan’s bounceback in Dubai were their three best-performing batsmen. Azhar Ali scored 81 in Pakistan’s only innings, and gained three places to get to No.12, while Haris Sohail, who hit 147, moved up to No.38 (up 33 spots) and Babar Azam, who scored 127*, got to No.39 (up 24 places).
Courtesy: ICC
