Babar became the only cricketer in the world to get a special place in all three formats of cricket

Mumbai, dt. 28 July 2022, Thursday

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has moved up to number three in the Test rankings released by the ICC. Babar is currently the only cricketer in the world who is present in the top-3 in all three formats. At No. 3 in Tests, the Pakistan captain is at No. 1 in ODIs and T20Is.

As far as the Test rankings are concerned, Joe Root is number one while Marnus Labuschran is number two. Australia's legendary player Steve Smith has suffered a loss and has now slipped to number four. Apart from this, Pakistan's new opener Abdullah Shafiq has also gained a lot in Test rankings. Abdullah Shafiq has moved up 23 places to number 16 in the Test rankings.

- Babar Azam's condition remains unchanged

Although Babar could not score big in the first innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Babar scored a century during the first innings of Pakistan in the first Test match against Sri Lanka. Due to this, the Pakistani captain was able to overtake Steve Smith in the current Test ranking match.

At the same time, when it comes to India's batsmen, Rohit Sharma is at number 9 in the Test rankings. Apart from this, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant remains at number 5. India's veteran batsman Virat Kohli is out of the top 10 and is at number 12 in the current Test rankings.

Kiwi captain Kane Williamson is at number six in the Test rankings while Usman Khawaja is at number seven. Khawaja has gained one place. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is at number 8 in the latest ICC Test rankings while Jonny Bairstow is at number 10.