Babar Azam's ODI Exploits Get Thumbs Up From ICC

International Cricket Council's (ICC) Voting Academy member, Mpumelelo Mbangwa called Pakistan's prolific run-getter Babar Azam a 'sight to behold. On Monday, Azam was voted ICC's Play

The Pakistan skipper was the series' second-highest run-scorer, making 228 at 76.00 as he took the 'Player of the Match honours in both victories in the 2-1 series win.

In the series opener, he scored a 104-ball 103 in a chase of 274, setting the innings up perfectly in a 177-run second-wicket stand. He then stepped up in the series decider, making 94 off 82 before falling on the final ball of the innings.

The right-hander's performance in South Africa was enough to lift him to the top spot on the ICC ODI men's batting rankings for the first time in his career.

With that, he ended India skipper Virat Kohli's reign atop the men's ODI batting rankings, a spot he had held since October 2017.