Dubai: The Pakistani cricket team took the third position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI rankings on Friday, ARY News reported.
Pakistan overtook the Australians and claimed third place in the standings with a rating of 106.
The Australians dropped one position after their loss to Sri Lanka in the second ODI by 26 runs.
New Zealand holds first, while world champions England currently claim second place. India is in the 5th position.
Earlier, Pakistani cricket had achieved another historic achievement when left-handed batsman Imam-ul-Haq overtook Indian legend Virat Kohli in the ODI rankings to claim second place. However, Babar Azam is currently in the top spot. For the first time in ODI cricket, two batsmen from Pakistan are in the top two positions of the standings.
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Captain Babar Azam is also number one in the T20 rankings, while goalkeeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan is number two in the T20 batsmen rankings. Babar is fourth in the test batting rankings.
