DALLAS: The Pakistan cricket team has improved their position in the latest T20I rankings issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of T20 World Cup 2024. Green Shirts, which were previously ranked 7th in the T20I rankings, have jumped one place to become the sixth-best side in the T20I.
Other teams who have improved their position include two-time champions West Indies who are now ranked at fourth position with their players showing great form ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 which the Caribbean country is set to co-host with the US from June 1 to 29.
The winners of the 2012 and 2016 are ahead of New Zealand and South Africa, who were pushed down to seventh place in the list led by India. India, winners of the first edition in 2007, are ranked as the top place with 264 rating points, 2021 champions Australia are second with 257 points, defending champions England third with 254 points and the West Indies two points behind them on 252 points, according to ICC. According to the world cricket body, New Zealand are on 250 points while South Africa and Pakistan are both on 244 points with Pakistan slightly ahead on decimal points. The improvement in Pakistan ranking comes following several Pakistani players jumped multiple positions in the ICC Rankings.
Pakistan’s left-handed batsman Fakhar Zaman has risen six spots to 51th on the batting list. Shaheen Afridi rises three spots to joint 11th on the bowling line. In the all-rounder category, Imad Wasim has jumped four spots to 12th. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam stay at 3rd and 4th position, respectively, in the T20I batting rankings.
