Pakistan’s Test batter Babar Azam returns to the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings’ top 10 after an absence of about two years. Multiple outlets link the movement in the rankings to the result of Pakistan’s recent second Test against the West Indies.
Babar Azam is reported to have re-entered the top 10 following Pakistan’s eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the second Test. Wisden frames the change as a return after “almost two years” outside the top 10, while other reports describe it as after “two years.” The outlets do not present differing assessments of the match result or the overall timing, but they emphasize slightly different phrasing for how long he had been outside the top 10.
