Babar Azam breaks Virat Kohli's record as Pakistan skipper retains top spot

The Pakistan skipper has retained his top spot in the newly released T20 batting rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

India's Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson have also made massive gains in the T20I rankings after the Ireland series.

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Pakistani skipper Babar has become the world's No.1 T20I batter for the longest period of time.

Indian run-machine Kohli remained the No.1 batter in the shortest format for a total of 1,013 days.

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