Babar Azam ranks 9 in ICC top 10 Test batsmen ranking:

Pakistan’s star batsman, Babar Azam, made his way to the ICC top 10 Test batsmen rankings after his hundred in the rain-affected Test match against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Babar Azam jumped 4 places to reach the 9^th spot with 728 points.

⬆️ Marnus Labuschagne breaks into ? 5
⬆️ Babar Azam breaks into ? 10

After their consistent performances on recent tours, the two batsmen have made giant strides in the latest @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Rankings for batting ?

Updated rankings ? https://t.co/e3UkSGNkdZ pic.twitter.com/BobjQA5wMk

— ICC (@ICC) December 16, 2019

Babar Azam is now the only batsman alongside Virat Kohli to be in the top 10 rankings in each format of the game. Babar stands on 9^th in Tests, 3^rd in ODIs and 1^st in T20I rankings. On the other end, Virat Kohli is top-ranked in Test, ODI rankings, and 3^rd in T20Is.

Marnus Labuschagne takes 5^th spot in ICC top 10 test Batsmen ranking:

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne claimed his career-best 5^th position by advancing 3 places after his 3 hundred in 3-consecutive Test matches. He currently has 786 points. The batsman has played only 12 Test matches and has already scored more than 1100 runs with an average of 58.05.

David Warner fell 2 positions and is now on the 7^th post. Joe Root also dropped 1 place to the 8^th spot with 752 points in ICC top 10 Test batsmen ranking.

New Zealand’s Tim Southee climbed 3 spots to make it to the 10^th place in ICC top 10 Test bowler ranking after his 9 wicket haul against Australia in Perth Test. Australia’s Mitchell Starc jumped 9 spots to the 5^th position after he claimed 9 wickets against New Zealand in the same Test.

Mitchell Starc ⬆️
Tim Southee ⬆️

The fast bowlers have been on ? of late and it shows in the recent @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Rankings for bowling!

Updated rankings ? https://t.co/HYjKQA6nsf pic.twitter.com/VbBQVS6Co7

— ICC (@ICC) December 16, 2019

Neil Wagner is now on the 3^rd spot, while Jason Holder is on the 4^th. Jasprit Bumrah dropped 1 place and is now on the 6^th spot with 794 points. Vernon Philander and James Anderson also dropped 2 positions and are currently on the 8^th and 9^th spots, respectively.