Pakistan’s duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan managed to keep their spots in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings which saw the great rise of the Indian batters.
Babar and Rizwan kept the fourth and fifth spots, with ratings of 755 and 746, respectively while Australia’s Travis Head remained at the top and he was followed by India’s Suryakumar Yadav.
India recently played a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe which they won 4-1. In the series, Indian skipper Shubman Gill amassed 170 runs from five innings and improved 36 places to go 37th, going over the likes of Rohit Sharma (42nd) and Virat Kohli (51st) who recently retired from T20Is after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
Meanwhile, in the bowler’s T20I rankings, Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani improved 11 places to move to 44th after taking six wickets during the India T20I series. On the other hand, India’s Washington Sundar (up 36 spots to 46th) and Mukesh Kumar (up 21 rungs to 73rd) improved their ranks as well.
England spinner Adil Rashid remained in the No.1 spot for T20I bowlers, while South Africa’s Anrich Nortje and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga occupied second and third places respectively.
In the Test’s rankings, England recorded an impressive 114-run and an innings victory which helped some of their players improve their ranks.
“There was also some movement on the updated Test rankings, with a host of England players the biggest climbers following their efforts in dispatching of the West Indies with ease at Lord's,” the ICC said.
“Ben Stokes' side cruised to victory by an innings and 114 runs over the Caribbean side in London and four of their best performers with the bat gained some ground on the list for Test batters.
“Harry Brook gains three places to move to seventh behind No.1 ranked Kiwi Kane Williamson, while top-order batters Zak Crawley (up three spots to 13th) and Ollie Pope (up three places to 29th) also gain some ground after good scores in the nation's capital.
“There is also some good news for the two players that debuted at Lord's, with wicket-keeper Jamie Smith joining the batting rankings at 75th following his half-century against the West Indies and impressive pacer Gus Atkinson coming in at 52nd on the list for Test bowlers after his 12-wicket haul on debut.”
