Pakistan Skipper and No.1 ODI batsman Babar Azam continues his record-breaking spree. This time his victim is none other than the God of Cricket himself. Babar leapfrogged Tendulkar in the recently updated list of the ICC ODI rankings to place 15th in the all-time list. The 27-year-old is coming off a successful series against Australia, where he was among the top run-getters.
Despite losing the 3-match test series, Babar was among the top run-getters, scoring 390 runs in five innings. However, the tables turned in the ODI series with the home team winning 2-1 credit to back-to-back centuries by the skipper. Babar continued his purple run into the T20i series as well, scoring 66 of 44 balls. However, the defending champions proved to be too much for the men in green as they beat them with five balls to spare.
Following his unbeaten 105 against Australia last week, Babar shattered another record, becoming the fastest to 16 ODI hundreds. The star batsman achieved the feat in 84 innings, surpassing Hashim Amla, who got there in 94 innings. Australian opener and former Indian Skipper Virat Kohli are placed third on the list, both getting there in 110 innings.
Apart from being the current No.1 ODI batsman, Babar Azam is now ranked 15th among batsmen in the ICC All-Time ODI Rankings. Last week, the little master Sachin Tendulkar ranked 15th on the all-time charts, with 887 rating points. With 935 rating points, Sir Viv Richards is in top place, followed by Zaheer Abbas (931), Greg Chappell (921), David Gower (919), and Dean Jones (918). Virat Kohli is ranked sixth on the panel with 911 rating points.
Take a look at the top-20 all-time ICC ODI ranking list:
- Viv Richards – 935 Points
- Zaheer Abbas – 931 Points
- Greg Chappel – 921 Points
- David Gower – 919 Points
- Dean Jones – 918 Points
- Virat Kohli – 911 Points
- Javid Miandad – 910 Points
- Brian Lara – 908 Points
- Ab de Villiers – 902 Points
- Hashim Amla – 901 Points
- Desmond Haynes – 900 Points
- Gary Kirsten – 900 Points
- Allan Lamb – 897 Points
- Gorden Greenidge – 895 Points
- Babar Azam – 891 Points
- Sachin Tendulkar – 887 Points
- Michael Bevan – 885 Points
- Rohit Sharma – 885 Points
- David Warner – 880 Points
- Keppler Wessels – 872 Points
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