Lahore (Web Desk): Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday officially overtook Indian captain Virat Kohli and became number one batsman in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s one-day international rankings.
According to the latest ICC ODI rankings, the 26-year-old now placed as the top ODI batsman with 865 points while India’s Virat Kholi is at the number 2 with 857 points.
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This is the first time that Babar has been ranked as the number one ODI batsman in the world and the second Pakistani to bagged the title.