Update · 28 Oct 2026, 4:50 PM PKT: Shaheen Afridi has risen in the ICC ODI bowling rankings.
The International Cricket Council released updated ODI and T20I rankings on Wednesday, showing mixed results for Pakistan’s batters. Babar Azam has dropped two places to ninth in the ODI batting list after a run of low scores, including in the ongoing tri-series that Pakistan is hosting. That tournament ends on Saturday. England’s Ben Duckett climbed six spots to eighth with 679 rating points, taking the position Babar had held.
Salman Ali Agha slipped one place to 13th, having earlier moved up to 12th after his 107 runs in Pakistan’s tri-series opener against Sri Lanka, which his side went on to win. No Pakistani batter features in the ODI top five. India’s Shubman Gill leads the table with 841 points, followed by New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell on 794, India’s Virat Kohli on 781 and Rohit Sharma on 770. Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran is fifth with 752.
Farhan climbs in T20I batting and bowling lists
Sahibzada Farhan moved up one place to second in the T20I batting rankings with 883 points, finishing 13 points clear of India’s Ishan Kishan. India’s Abhishek Sharma remains at the top on 897 points. In the T20I bowling list, Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed holds third place, while Salman Mirza has dropped one position to 14th.
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Babar and Saud Shakeel lower in Test batting
In the Test batting rankings, England’s Harry Brook keeps the top spot. Babar sits 15th and Saud Shakeel 17th. Pakistan has no batter among the top five in that format.
