LAHORE – Pakistan’s opener Mohammad Rizwan has entered into the top 10 ofICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings.

The in-form 28-year-old from Peshawar achieved this feat after unbeatenknocks of 82 and 91 in the first and third match of the T20I series againstZimbabwe.

The official handle of the International Cricket Council also hailed themoment as it shared a post soon after the announcement of the new rankings.”Pakistan star @iMRizwanPak storms into the top Keycap ten of the@MRFWorldwide ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings for batting,” the captionreads.

Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman gained five slots in the latest ICC T20Ibatsman rankings, to reach the 10th position. Overtaking England’s captainEoin Morgan and Indian opener Rohit Sharma, he is now the second-highestranked Pakistan batsman in the list, only behind skipper Babar Azam, whoattained the third spot.

Rizwan is the second-highest ranked Pakistan batsman in the list, onlybehind captain Babar Azam who is now in third place.

Earlier, Pakistani right-handed batsman was also named among Wisden FiveCricketers of the Year in 2021. The 28-year-old Rizwan becomes the 18thPakistani in history to feature among cricketers of the year by the Wisden.