ICC ODI rankings: Pakistan players reach new high, rise 80 places; set century record, causing sensation

Published On: November 27, 2024 10:16 pm

ICC ODI batting rankings: Pakistan’s Sam Ayub has been in great form for some time and has performed well. He performed brilliantly against Zimbabwe, scoring a storming century and becoming the team’s biggest winner. It was because of him that Pakistan successfully won the match by 10 wickets. Now, Ayub has been rewarded for his good performance in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings.

Sam Ayoub’s bat

Pakistan’s Sam Ayub has made a huge improvement in the ICC’s new ODI rankings for batsmen. His ranking jumped 80 spots to No. 90 with a rating of 451 points. He is at a new peak. Earlier, he was ranked 170 among ODI batsmen.

Scored a brilliant century against Zimbabwe

In the second ODI against Zimbabwe, Sam Ayub showed an example of explosive batting, scoring a century in just 53 balls. He became Pakistan’s third-fastest ODI century scorer, tying him with Shahid Afridi. In this match, he scored 113 runs off 62 balls, including 17 fours and 3 sixes. He also won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance.

debut this year

Sam Ayub is only 22 years old when he makes his ODI debut for Pakistan in 2024. Since then, he has scored a total of 249 runs in 5 ODI matches so far, including a century. He also played 6 Test matches and 23 T20 internationals for Pakistan.

Babar Azam ranked No. 1

Pakistan superstar batsman Babar Azam is ranked number one in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings. His rating is 809 points. After this, the next three positions were occupied by Indian batsmen. Rohit Sharma (765 rating) is ranked second, Shubman Gill (763 rating) is ranked third and Virat Kohli (746 rating) is fourth.