ICC T20 Rankings / Babar Azam gets Virat Kohli record of most days as number 1 t20 batsman

ICC T20 Rankings: Pakistan captain Babar Azam retained the top spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) T20 batting list, surpassing India's Virat Kohli to become the longest-serving batsman in the T20 International World Rankings for the longest time. Kohli was the world's number one T20 International batsman for 1,013 days in the last decade but Babar has left him behind.

These Indian players had fun

Among other batsmen, India's Ishan Kishan has lost two places but Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson have jumped the rankings thanks to their impressive performances in the second and final T20 International against Ireland. Left-handed batsman Kishan, who scored 26 and three runs in two T20Is against Ireland, has slipped to 7th place. Hooda, who scored 47 in the first match and first century of his career in the second match, led India to a four-run victory, with a huge jump of 414 runs to reach 104th place. Samson, who scored 77 runs in the second T20, has also reached 144th position.

Rankings released after India-Ireland series

Ireland's Harry Tector, who scored 39 and 64 not out against India, also moved up 55 places to 66th position. The ranking has been updated after the two T20 series between India and Ireland. In the bowlers' list, India pacer Harshal Patel has moved up from 37th to 33rd while Ireland's Mark Adair, who was earlier ranked 45th, is now 43rd. Joe Root remains the world's number one batsman in the Test rankings, but after the end of England's home series against New Zealand, there has been a lot of change in the rankings of other players.

They got the advantage in the test rankings

New Zealand batsmen Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell, apart from England spinner Jack Leach, have achieved career-best rankings after a stellar performance in the third match of the ICC World Test Championship in Leeds. Mitchell and Blundell, who shared centuries in all three Tests of the series, are now among the top 20 batsmen. Mitchell, who scored 109 and 56, gained four places to 12th while Blundell, who scored 55 and 88 not out, moved up 11 places to 20th. England batsman Jonny Bairstow, who scored 162 and 71 not out in the third Test, has climbed 20 places to 21st. Olly Pope, who scored 82 runs in the second innings, has gained third place to be at 49th position.