Babar Azam suffers further dip in ICC Test Rankings: Details
What's the story
After a poor performance in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at home, Pakistan's Babar Azam dropped further in the ICC Test Rankings for Batters. After having seen a six-place drop in last week's rankings, Babar has dropped another three places to move outside the top 10. He is currently ranked 12th in the Test Rankings with 712 rating points. Here's more.
Form
Babar Azam goes 16 Test innings without 50-plus score
Babar has now gone 16 Test innings without a 50-plus score in Tests. In the recently concluded Test series versus the Tigers, Babar posted scores worth 0, 22, 33 and 11, accumulating 64 runs at an average of 16. Babar's last score above 50 was a commendable 161 against New Zealand at home in December 2022. Babar's Test average has plummeted down to 44.51.
Run
Babar had a forgettable time in Tests in 2023
It must be noted that Babar had a forgettable time in Tests in 2023 as well. According to ESPNcricinfo, he featured in five Tests last year and could only manage 202 runs at 22.66. Interestingly, he clobbered 1,184 runs at 69.64 in Tests in 2022. Coming to his overall numbers since 2023, he has scored 317 runs across 15 innings at 21.13.