PAK vs NZ: Fakhar Zaman Climbs To No.2 Spot In The ICC ODI Player Rankings; Challenges Babar Azam For No.1 Place

Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman has made a massive rise in the ICC ODI Player rankings. He jumped 8 spots up and is now the second highest-ranked batter in the 50-over format just after his skipper Babar Azam. 

The main reason behind Fakhar Zaman’s massive rise has been his red-hot form in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. The southpaw has looked a class apart in the first two games and has smashed two back-to-back centuries. 

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Fakhar Zaman after his two tons earned the career-best rating of 784 points and is trailing his skipper Babar Azam, who is the No.1 ODI-ranked batter, by 103 rating points. He was the main reason behind his team’s win in the first two games and if he continues doing the same, he can surpass Babar as well.

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PAK vs NZ: Imam-ul-Haq also in the ICC ODI Rankings 

Apart from Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman, another Pakistan batter that is in the top ODI rankings is Imam Ul Haq. The southpaw is the fifth-ranked batter and is behind South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen and India’s Shubman Gill.

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Imam Ul Haq scored 60 runs in the first game and then followed it up with a 24-run knock in the second game. He will also be crucial to his side’s chances going into the series ahead.

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