Imam-ul-Haq overtakes Kohli to claim spot in ODI Rankings
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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has claimed second spot in ICC ODI Rankings for batters as Wednesday’s weekly rankings update sees Pakistan batters hold the top two positions in both ODIs and T20Is and a number of slow bowlers make significant progress.
In th ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings that has been updated after the third Zimbabwe versus Afghanistan match, the Pakistan versus West Indies series and the first match between Sri Lanka and Australia, Imam has moved up to take second spot behind captain Babar Azam after a Player of the Series effort of 65, 72 and 62.
This is the first instance of Pakistan batters grabbing the top two positions in the ODI rankings.
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Babar Azam holds the top spot with 892 rating points while Imam is at second with 815 points
On the other hand, England batter Joe Root is back at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after smashing a second successive century in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand.
Root, who had reached within striking distance of Marnus Labuschagne after the first Test, has wrested back the top spot from the Australia batter, whom he now leads by five rating points.
Root is on 897 points after his knock of 176 in the first innings of the Nottingham Test, 20 less than his highest of 917 points.
