India, Aug. 12 -- Babar Azam's return to Pakistan Test captaincy yielded positive results for the batter as he returned with a haul of 193 runs in the recently concluded two-Test series against the West Indies. Pakistan might have fallen short in the opening Test, but Babar ensured that his side got over the line in the next game to walk away with a 1-1 series result. His latest performance has helped Babar enter the top ten of the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings after two years.

The 31-year-old scored 88 and 24 not out in the second Test, and this haul helped him advance five spots to move to the tenth spot in the latest rankings unveiled by the ICC on Wednesday. It is worth noting that Babar slipped out of the top ten in September 2024...