ICC Rankings: Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli to take No.1 position in ODIs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has overhauled Virat Kohli to take the No.1 spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings, on Wednesday. Babar has ended the Indian captain's long-term reign at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings.

The 26-year-old has thus become only the fourth batsman from Pakistan to claim the top spot in ICC ODI rankings.

Earlier this month, he continued his impressive performance streak in ODIs



with yet another century as his team beat South Africa in a thriller at the Centurion. Led by Babar Azam’s 13th ODI hundred, Pakistan won the first ODI against South Africa on the last-ball despite being in the driver’s seat for most of the match.

In the process, Babar became the fastest men’s international cricketer to score 13 ODI hundreds, going past the likes of other great players such as Virat Kohli and Hashim Amla.