Published on, Sept. 18 -- September 18, 2025 7:54 AM

Pakistan top-order batter Saim Ayub continued his rise in the latest ICC Men's T20I all-rounder rankings on Wednesday. The recent rankings update saw Pakistan players suffering a decline in the charts, owing to the crushing defeat in the high-octane Asia Cup 2025 clash against arch-rivals India. In the batting rankings, discarded batter Babar Azam remained Pakistan's highest-ranked player despite dropping two places to 26th with 580 rating points. Meanwhile, Mohammad Rizwan, who is also out of the side, is the second-best from the country, occupying 33rd spot.Saim Ayub, who registered back-to-back ducks in the Asia Cup 2025, slipped to 46th place after dropping five spots, followed by ...