Defeat in Lord's Test sees Pakistani players including Babar Azam drop in rankings
Published 40 minutes ago | By Nouman Shakeel
After the 194-run defeat in the Lord's Test against England, many Pakistani players have also suffered losses in the new ICC Test rankings.
Babar Azam's ranking has dropped by 5 places and he has come to 15th place. Babar Azam scored 8 runs in the first innings of the Lord's Test and only 6 runs in the second innings.
On the other hand, Saud Shakeel has made significant improvement in the rankings. He has reached 18th position after moving up 15 places, while Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinosha is at 25th place.
Among other Pakistani batsmen, Mohammad Rizwan has dropped 7 places to 33rd, Shan Masood has dropped 3 places to 41st, while Salman Ali Agha has also dropped 3 places to 43rd.
In the bowlers' list, Australia's Mitchell Starc has retained the first position, while New Zealand's Matt Henry has moved up one place to second.
England's Ollie Robinson has moved up six places to fifth. Sri Lanka's Asitha Fernando has also moved up four places to 11th.
Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas remains at 15th. England's Josh Ting has moved up four places to 13th, while Gus Atkinson has slipped 10 places to 24th.
