Check Where Pakistan's ODI Players Stand in the ICC Rankings Before the Tri-Series
See where Babar Azam, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi and every Pakistani ODI player stand in the ICC rankings before the tri-series starts on 18 October.
Short answer: Babar Azam is Pakistan's best ranked ODI batter, seventh on 689 rating points. Abrar Ahmed is the best ranked ODI bowler, second on 675. Both numbers come from the ICC player tables dated 6 October 2026, 12 days before the tri-series with England and Sri Lanka starts.
The tri-series opens on Sunday 18 October in Rawalpindi. Pakistan have named 16 players. A few of the best ranked Pakistani players on the ICC list are not among them, and that is worth knowing before the first ball.
We opened the ICC men's ODI batting and bowling tables on 12 October 2026 and read all 100 rows of each. Here is every Pakistani name we found.
Babar Azam is Pakistan's top ODI batter, seventh on 689
Babar Azam is seventh in the ICC ODI batting table on 689 points. Salman Ali Agha is 13th on 630. Mohammad Rizwan is 30th on 560, Fakhar Zaman 41st on 544 and Saim Ayub 46th on 516.
India's Shubman Gill leads on 841. Daryl Mitchell is second on 794, Virat Kohli third on 781 and Rohit Sharma fourth on 770. Babar is 152 points behind Gill, but only six places from the top. The gap between fifth and seventh is small, so a good tri-series could move him up.
| Batter | Position | Rating | In the 16 for the tri-series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 7th | 689 | Yes |
| Salman Ali Agha | 13th | 630 | Yes |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 30th | 560 | No |
| Fakhar Zaman | 41st | 544 | Yes |
| Saim Ayub | 46th | 516 | Yes |
Abrar Ahmed is Pakistan's top ODI bowler, second on 675
Abrar Ahmed is second in the ICC ODI bowling table on 675 points, behind Afghanistan's Rashid Khan on 714. Shaheen Afridi is eighth on 604, Haris Rauf 22nd on 556 and Naseem Shah 49th on 477. Mohammad Nawaz is 83rd on 407.
Keshav Maharaj is third on 660 and Mitchell Santner fourth on 644. Abrar is 39 points behind Rashid, which is about the width of one big spell. We wrote about his T20I standing in our report on Abrar Ahmed and Rashid Khan in the T20I bowling table. The ODI list is a separate table with its own rating.
| Bowler | Position | Rating | In the 16 for the tri-series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrar Ahmed | 2nd | 675 | Yes |
| Shaheen Afridi | 8th | 604 | Yes |
| Haris Rauf | 22nd | 556 | Yes |
| Naseem Shah | 49th | 477 | Yes |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 83rd | 407 | No |
Two ranked players are not in the 16 man squad
Mohammad Rizwan, ranked 30th among batters, and Mohammad Nawaz, ranked 83rd among bowlers, are not in Pakistan's 16 man squad for the tri-series. All the other players in the tables above are. We compared the ICC names against the squad the PCB announced on 5 October.
The PCB gave no reasons for its picks, and we do not guess them. Our report on the three squads for the tri-series lists all 48 names. Shaheen Afridi captains Pakistan, Harry Brook leads England and Kusal Mendis leads Sri Lanka.
Babar, Salman Agha, Haris Rauf and Faheem Ashraf are in the ODI squad but not in the T20I squad that played Sri Lanka this week. Those four did not play the T20Is this week, so their ODI ratings are waiting for the tri-series.
Pakistan are fifth as a team, and that is the number that matters most
The ICC ODI team table dated 10 October puts Pakistan fifth with 3,215 points from 32 matches, a rating of 100. England and Sri Lanka, their opponents, are both on 95. India lead on 115.
The tri-series gives Pakistan four league ODIs, two against each rival, plus the final if they reach it. Our note on Pakistan's place in the ICC ODI rankings explains the sums. The full list of dates is in the tri-series fixtures from 18 to 31 October.
A player ranking is not a team ranking. Individual ratings move with each innings or spell. A team rating moves with each result. Both are on the ICC site, and both change at different speeds.
How to follow the ratings during the tri-series
The ICC updates its player tables when matches finish. The page shows a "Rank date" at the top, and it will still say 6 October until the first tri-series match is processed. After that, each ODI can change the order.
- Open icc-cricket.com and choose Rankings.
- Pick Player Rankings, then Men's, then ODI.
- Choose Batting or Bowling and press "Load more" for all 100 rows.
- Read the Rank date and search for the surname.
If a table still shows an old date after a match, wait. The ICC processes ranked matches in batches, and a table can lag the scorecard by a day or more.
Common questions
Who is Pakistan's top ranked ODI batter?
Babar Azam, seventh with 689 points, on the ICC table dated 6 October 2026.
Who is Pakistan's top ranked ODI bowler?
Abrar Ahmed, second with 675 points, 39 behind Afghanistan's Rashid Khan.
Is Mohammad Rizwan in the tri-series squad?
No. He is 30th in the ICC ODI batting table but is not among the 16 players the PCB named on 5 October.
When does the tri-series start?
Sunday 18 October 2026 at Rawalpindi, with Pakistan against Sri Lanka. The final is on 31 October in Lahore.
How often do ICC player ratings change?
After each ranked match is processed. A player who does not play does not gain or lose rating points in a normal week.
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