Ex Star of Pakistan Slams ICC, Questions Babar Azam’s Spot At Top
Former cricketer of Pakistan Basit Ali took a dig at the International Cricket Council. Despite not playing an ODI since November 2023, Babar kept his place at the top, followed by three Indian stars – Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli. Sharing his views on the latest ICC rankings, Basit suggested ICC doesn’t want Babar to perform and has thus kept him at the top.
Basit said on his YouTube channel, “When I saw the ICC ranking (ODI batters), Babar Azam was at the top, number two was Rohit Sharma, number three was Shubman Gill, and then there was Virat Kohli at number four. I did not find it necessary to read the remaining names because I couldn’t see Travis Head and RachinRavindra. I think the ICC wants that Babar doesn’t perform. He would be happy with being the number one-ranked batter in ODIs. Who gives these rankings? On what basis are Babar Azam and Shubman Gill there.”
“Babar’s last ODI was at the last year’s World Cup. We saw the likes of RachinRavindra, Quinton de Kock, Travis Head and Virat Kohli at the World Cup. They scored three-four hundreds in the tournament. For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored a century each. What kind of ranking do they give,” he added