ICC T20I Rankings: Babar Azam set a new record for longest reign as No. 1 batter, breaks Virat Kohli’s record

There is no stopping Babar Azam. The Pakistan captain has set a new T20I record by holding on to the top spot for the longest period of time in ICC Men's T20I Rankings for batters, taking his tally beyond 1000 days. Babar broke former India captain Virat Kohli's record of a total of 1013 days in the last decade.

Babar Azam continues to be at the top with 818 rating points while Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is at the 2nd spot with 794 rating points. in the only T20I he played this year, Babar scored 66 from just 46 balls against Pakistan. He had amassed 939 runs in 29 matches in the shortest format of the game last year as he played a pivotal role in



Pakistan reaching the semi-final of the T20 World Cup in the UAE.

Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan, who rose to as high as No. 6 in the Batting Rankings, dropped one place inside the top 10 to seventh on the list for batters. Ishan was in good touch against South Africa at home but the in-form opener was not able to get going in the recently-concluded 2-match T20I series against Ireland.

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, is at the 21st spot having played only 2 T20Is this year. Kohli has struggled to get going and produce big scores across all formats of the game. The India star hasn't gone past the 300-run mark in a calendar year in T20Is over the last 3 years.