Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has climbed one spot to become the world’s second-ranked bowler in the latest ICC T20 rankings.
According to the rankings released on Wednesday, Abrar overtook India’s Varun Chakravarthy to secure second place with 736 rating points. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan continues to lead the chart with 753 points.
Among other Pakistani bowlers, Mohammad Nawaz is ranked 12th, Salman Mirza is 20th, and Shaheen Shah Afridi remains at 30th with 602 rating points. In the T20 batting rankings, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan is in third place with 848 rating points and is the country’s highest-ranked batter.
India’s Ishan Kishan has returned to the top spot, while his compatriot Abhishek Sharma has dropped one place to second. Other Pakistani batters include Saim Ayub at 40th, Babar Azam at 42nd, and T20 captain Salman Ali Agha at 44th.
In the T20 all-rounders’ rankings, Saim Ayub remains third, while Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is first and India’s Hardik Pandya is second. In the Test batting rankings, Mohammad Rizwan has moved up one place to 18th, and Babar Azam has moved up to 19th. Saud Shakeel remains at 23rd, while Salman Ali Agha has dropped two places to 28th.
Among Test bowlers, Noman Ali is Pakistan’s highest-ranked bowler, remaining at seventh place, while Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Abbas have moved up two places to 25th and 26th respectively.
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