Babar Azam ends Virat Kohli's reign as top ODI batsman in ICC rankings
DUBAI: After more than three years, Babar Azam ended Virat Kohli's reign as the top ranked ODI batsman in the world, showed the latest ICC ODI rankings. Babar is ranked number 1 in the ICC's ODI batsman rankings with 865 points and Kohli is below him with 857 points. The Indian skipper was sitting on top of the table since 2017. The Pakistan skipper reached the top of the table after scoring 228 runs in the recently concluded ODI series between Pakistan and South Africa. It is the first time that Babar has reached the number one position in the ODI rankings for batsman. The last Pakistani to sit at the top of the ODI batting rankings was former batting great Mohammad Yousuf in 2003. Babar is the fourth Pakistan batsman after Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Mohammad Yousuf who reach the top of the ODI batting table. “I feel privileged and honoured to have joined the company of stalwarts like Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Mohammad Yousuf, who will always be the shining