The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest T20 rankings in which Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza has become the number one all-rounder in the T20 format.
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub has slipped one position to second place while national all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is currently ranked fifth.
In the batters’ rankings India’s Abhishek Sharma remains at the top. Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan has moved up four places to reach third position following his impressive performances.
In the bowlers’ list India’s Varun Chakravarthy is ranked first while Pakistan’s spinner Abrar Ahmed has climbed to second place. National all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz is placed seventh in the bowlers’ rankings.
Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza has surged back to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I All-Rounder Rankings following an emphatic opening win at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Zimbabwe cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Oman in Colombo with Raza delivering a match-winning all-round performance.
Raza bowled a tidy spell of 1 for 17 in his four overs to keep Oman in check restricting them to a modest total. He then sealed the chase in style scoring the decisive runs to give Zimbabwe a confident start to their World Cup campaign.
The performance was enough to lift him one place in the rankings edging past Pakistan’s Saim Ayub to reclaim the No.1 position he last held late last year.
Zimbabwe also celebrated gains elsewhere in the rankings. Young batter Brian Bennett climbed to a career-best 19th spot in the T20I batting charts after his unbeaten 48 against Oman highlighting the team’s growing depth.
In the batting rankings India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to lead the pack ahead of England’s Phil Salt. Several players made notable jumps including New Zealand’s Tim Seifert Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis, Scotland’s George Munsey, India’s Ishan Kishan and Netherlands’ Michael Levitt.
On the bowling front, India’s Varun Chakravarthy remains narrowly ahead of Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed at the top of the T20I bowler rankings. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga moved up to fifth while bowlers such as Arshdeep Singh, Salman Mirza and Brad Evans recorded significant climbs following strong recent performances.
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