File photograph of Babar Azam.© AFP
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali took a dig on the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) after star batter Babar Azam retained his place on the prime of the ODI rankings. Regardless of not enjoying an ODI since November 2023, Babar stored his place on the prime, adopted by three Indian stars — Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli. Sharing his views on the most recent ICC rankings, Basit prompt ICC does not need Babar to carry out and has thus stored him on the prime.
Basit additionally questioned the logic behind the rating system, highlighting the absence of star batters like Travis Head (Australia) and Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand).
“After I noticed the ICC rating (ODI batters), Babar Azam was on the prime, quantity two was Rohit Sharma, quantity three was Shubman Gill, after which there was Virat Kohli at quantity 4. I didn’t discover it essential to learn the remaining names as a result of I could not see Travis Head and Rachin Ravindra. I believe the ICC needs that Babar does not carry out. He can be pleased with being the quantity one-ranked batter in ODIs. Who provides these rankings? On what foundation are Babar Azam and Shubman Gill there,” Basit stated on his YouTube channel.
“Babar’s final ODI was on the final yr’s World Cup. We noticed the likes of Rachin Ravindra, Quinton de Kock, Travis Head and Virat Kohli on the World Cup. They scored three-four tons of within the match. For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored a century every. What sort of rating do they offer,” he added.
In the meantime, India captain Rohit Sharma make a giant bounce in rankings, climbing as much as the second spot after firing with the bat within the three-game ODI collection towards Sri Lanka.
In a collection the place not many batters had been capable of finding their footing, Rohit ended as the highest scorer of the collection with 157 runs to his title with a mean of 52.33 and a strike-rate of 141.44 with two half-centuries.
(With ANI Inputs)
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