ICC T20I Rankings: Dawid Malan replaces Babar Azam as No. 1 T20I batsman

England batsman Dawid Malan has replaced Babar Azam as the new No. 1 batsman in ICC T20I Rankings. Malan jumped 4 spots after a series-winning effort in the recently-concluded T20I series against Australia at home.

Malan, whose previous best ranking was second in November last year, is now eight rating points ahead of Pakistan's Babar Azam. Malan had scored 129 runs in 3 matches, including a match-winning 66 in the 1st T20I.

India's KL Rahul has dropped 2 spots to 4th while captain Virat Kohli has gained a spot to be ranked 9th on the T20I batting charts.

Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler have also made headway in Wednesday's update. Bairstow has gained three slots to reach a



career-best 19th position after scoring 72 runs in the series while Buttler has moved from 40th to 28th after scoring 121 runs in two matches, which also won him the player of the series award.

ICC T20I Batting Rankings Top 10:

1. Dawid Malan - 877 points

2. Babar Azam - 860 points

3. Aaron Finch - 835 points

4. KL Rahul - 824 points

5. Colin Munro - 785 points

6. Glenn Maxwell - 696 points

7. H Zazai - 676 points

8. Evin Lewis - 674 points

9. Virat Kohli - 673 points

10. Eoin Morgan - 671 points.