Dubai: In the ICC T20 ranking, Babar Azam has improved by one rank to third place.
In the T20 batting rankings updated by the ICC on Wednesday, Babar Azam has improved by one rank to the third place with a rating of 755, while Indian batsman Surya Kumar is first with a rating of 906 and Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan is second with a rating of 811. are at no.
In the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will have a chance to further improve their rankings and snatch the top spot from Surya Kumar Yadav.
Both Babar and Mohammad Rizwan were rested in the series against Bangladesh but now both players will be keen to score well against the Kiwi team to further improve their ICC rankings.
It should be noted that the first match of the series of five T20 matches between New Zealand and Pakistan will be played tomorrow Friday at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore at 9 pm.
The second match of the series will be played on April 15 and the third on April 17 at Gaddafi Stadium, while the last two matches will be played on April 20 and 24 in Rawalpindi.
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