Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy Lead T20 Rankings Amid Pakistan’s Rise
Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy have held their top positions in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20I rankings for batsmen and bowlers, respectively. Meanwhile, Pakistan players have climbed significantly following their 2-1 home series win over South Africa.
Batting Rankings Progress
- Babar Azam rose nine spots to share 30th place.
- Saim Ayub moved up 10 positions to 39th.
- Salman Agha advanced 10 places to reach 54th.
Abhishek Sharma leads the batters with 925 rating points, ahead of England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma. India’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is the only other Indian in the top 10, ranked eighth.
Bowling Rankings Updates
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy retains his number one position, followed by West Indies’ Akeal Hossein in second and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in third—maintaining the top three unchanged.
There was movement just below the top three:
- Australia’s Adam Zampa dropped from fourth to seventh.
- Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, England’s Adil Rashid, and Nuwan Thushara moved up one spot each.
- Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood climbed two places to 10th, boosted by his performance against India.
Chakravarthy is the only Indian player in the T20 bowlers’ top 10.
"Abhishek tops the batters’ list with 925 rating points ahead of England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma."
"Spinner Chakravarthy remains top with West Indies Akeal Hossein sitting on second."
Author's summary: Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy continue to lead ICC T20I rankings while Pakistani players improve notably after their successful series against South Africa.