--- title: "Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, and Shan Masood climb in ICC Test rankings" description: "Most outlets highlighted Babar Azam's rise in the ICC Test batting rankings and noted Saud Shakeel's improvement. A few also mentioned Shan Masood's climb and, in passing, referenced Razaullah's debut in the rankings. The series defeat by England was briefly acknowledged but not framed as central to the rankings movement." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8801-babar-saud-climb-icc-test-rankings-after-england-tour site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, and Shan Masood climb in ICC Test rankings sports · updated 16 Sep 2026, 4:37 PM PKT · 16 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted Babar Azam's rise in the ICC Test batting rankings and noted Saud Shakeel's improvement. A few also mentioned Shan Masood's climb and, in passing, referenced Razaullah's debut in the rankings. The series defeat by England was briefly acknowledged but not framed as central to the rankings movement. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Geo News** — [Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel climb two places in ICC Test rankings](https://www.geo.tv/latest/682321-babar-azam-saud-shakeel-climb-two-places-up-in-icc-test-rankings) · 16 Sep 2026, 4:37 PM PKT > From Test captain Babar Azam and batter Saud Shakeel. — ReutersDUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam and batter Saud Shakeel climbed two places in the latest ICC Test rankings, while Salman Ali Agha, Noman Ali, Khurram Shahzad and Muhammad Abbas slipped after Pakistan suffered a... - **Minute Mirror** — [Babar, Saud climb ICC Test rankings after England tour](https://minutemirror.com.pk/babar-saud-climb-icc-test-rankings-after-england-tour-630946/) · 16 Sep 2026, 3:29 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel climb in the latest ICC Test batting rankings, while Shan Masood and debutant Razaullah also make gains after.... - **Hum News English** — [Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood climb in latest ICC Test rankings](https://humenglish.com/latest/babar-azam-saud-shakeel-and-shan-masood-climb-in-latest-icc-test-rankings/) · 16 Sep 2026, 2:50 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > LAHORE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has moved up two places to 13th in the latest ICC Test batting rankings, while Saud Shakeel and Shan Masood have also made significant gains despite Pakistan's 3-0 series defeat by England. Babar's 76 in the second innings of the third Test in Birmingham helped him climb to 13th, while Saud moved up two places to 16th and Shan rose four spots to 37th. The lat... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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