Tag: ICC Rankings
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Why is India hosting the World Cup with empty stadiums?
Social media users are questioning the decision by the ICC to let India host the World Cup when there is no opening ceremony and barely any spectators in the first match. Interestingly, when the Asia Cup was being partially hosted by Pakistan, some Indians criticized the ‘empty stadium’ in Multan. Now, the tables have turned,…
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VIDEO: Babar Azam meets Virat Kohli in Dubai ahead of Pak Vs India clash
Team India landed in Dubai on August 23 and went straight to the nets to prepare for India’s match against Pakistan on August 28 (Sunday). Ahead of the much-anticipated match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video in which Virat…
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Babar Azam retains top position in ICC T20I rankings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the T20I rankings on Wednesday. Pakistan’s all-format captain, Babar Azam, has retained his top spot in the rankings. He is at the top of the rankings with 818 points. Babar last played T20I in April but his consistent runs in the T20I format have helped him stay ahead of…
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Kohli ranks below Babar across all three cricket formats in ICC rankings
Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has dropped below Pakistan Cricket Team Skipper Babar Azam in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) batting rankings across all three formats of cricket Test, ODI, and T20I. Kohli was already below Babar in the ODI and T20I rankings, but after the latest rankings were released, the Indian batter slipped two…
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Shaheen Afridi climbs to third spot in Tests, Babar Azam loses top rank
In the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, Dawid Malan is back to number one among batters with Pakistan captain Babar Azam unable to hold on to the top spot after two matches of their series against the West Indies. Shaheen headlines the bowling rankings in the latest weekly update for men, which is carried out…
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Shaheen Shah Afridi jumps to top five in Test rankings
Pakistan’s young fast bowler Shaheen Sha Afridi has jumped to the top five of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time following his five-for against Bangladesh in Pakistan’s eight-wicket win in the first Test in Chittagong. Afridi, who finished with a match haul of seven wickets, moved up three places to number 5,…
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T20 World Cup: Twitter reacts after India crushed Afghanistan
Soon after Indian batting ended in the first half of India vs Afghanistan match of T20 World Cup Super 12 stage, Twitter was flooded with reactions on Afghanistan’s performance. Taking to Twitter, many users were disappointed by the bowling figures of the Afghan team. Some tweeted that the match is fixed, while others said that…
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Babar Azam becomes world’s no 1 batter after prolific performance in T20 World Cup
Captain of Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam on Wednesday unseated England’s Dawid Malan to become the top-ranked T20I batter in the world according to the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings. Babar now sits on top of ICC’s T20I batsman rankings with 834 points and Milan is number 2 with 798 points. Two successive half-centuries…