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Dinesh Karthik jumped a massive 108 spots to 87th on the latest ICC T20 rankings for batters, even as young opener Ishan Kishan broke into the top 10. Kishan finished the series with two half centuries against South Africa and was the leading run scorer with 206 runs at an average of 41. That form catapulted the left-hander up one spot to sixth on the latest T20 rankings for batters.
On the back of his recent exploits, veteran Dinesh Karthik jumped a massive 108 spots to 87th on the latest ICC T20 rankings for batters, even as young opener Ishan Kishan broke into the top 10. Kishan finished the series with two half centuries against South Africa and was the leading run scorer with 206 runs at an average of 41. That form catapulted the left-hander up one spot to sixth on the latest T20 rankings for batters. Karthik has been in excellent form since IPL 2022 and had a few blazing knocks in the T20 series against South Africa.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam had a memorable run in 2021. While he led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year, he also helped the side beat South Africa 2-1 at home in the ODI format. All those matches saw Babar making crucial contributions with the bat as well. For his overall effort, the player was named in ICC's ODI and T20I teams of 2021. It is worth noting that Babar is currently the number one batter in both the formats.
Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has surpassed Virat Kohli to get to the second spot in the ICC One Day International Batter Rankings. The southpaw was earlier in third place in the rankings just below his captain Babar Azam and the former India skipper Virat Kohli. A brilliant performance in the home series has brought him four points clear of Kohli at number two, a career-best ranking for him. Imam inspired Pakistan to clean sweep West Indies 3-0 in the recent ODI series at home, smashing three half-centuries. His form was duly rewarded as he won the Player of the Series award and made a move on the latest rankings that were released on Wednesday. The 26-year-old jumped a massive 20 rating points to move in front of Kohli and now has a career-best mark of 815 rating points.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has achieved unprecedented success and is already counted as one of the best batters of the modern era. The 27-year-old has played an important role in the recent surge of Pakistan cricket, especially in white-ball cricket. Babar, who is also the top-ranked batter in ODIs and T20Is, has grown leaps and bounds since making his debut in 2015. Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop feels that Babar with his current form, has "almost overtaken" former India captain Virat Kohli as the ultimate batter in the 50-over format.
Joe Root has risen to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test batting rankings following his brilliant recent form for England.
Shai Hope has been West Indies' top batter in white-ball cricket for a while now. The opening batter looks a class apart and made his presence felt in the recently concluded 3-match ODI series against Pakistan, despite the Caribbean side going down 0-3. Hope started the series with a bang, scoring 127 runs. But his efforts failed to inspire West Indies to a win.
High-flying skipper Babar Azam hopes that his extraordinary run-scoring can fire Pakistan to World Cup glory -- and in the process fulfil a childhood dream. The 27-year-old is in the form of his life across the three formats of international cricket and last week became the first batter to hit three consecutive centuries on two separate occasions in ODIs. But Azam told AFP that his prolific form will count for little if it does not bring success at the T20 World Cup in October in Australia and the 50-over showpiece in India next year.