Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Haris Rauf have made notable strides in the latest ICC Men’s T20I player rankings.
The former white-ball captain, Babar Azam has moved up one spot to 4th place in the T20I batters ranking, amassing 755 rating points. Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan maintains his position at 6th with 746 rating points.
Here are the Top 10 T20 batters:
| Pos | Team | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Australia | Travis Head | 881 |
| 02 | India | Suryakumar Yadav | 807 |
| 03 | England | Phil Salt | 800 |
| 04 | Pakistan | Babar Azam | 755 |
| 05 | India | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 749 |
| 06 | Pakistan | Mohammad Rizwan | 746 |
| 07 | England | Jos Buttler | 702 |
| 08 | West Indies | Nicholas Pooran | 668 |
| 09 | India | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 657 |
| 10 | Australia | Josh Inglis | 652 |
In the bowling department, left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi holds firm at 13th place with 623 rating points. While Haris Rauf has improved his ranking, moving up from 26th to 24th with 583 points. However, not all news is positive for Pakistan, as Naseem Shah has experienced a slight decline, dropping two spots to 49th with 493 rating points.
Here are the Top 10 T20 bowlers:
| Pos | Team | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | England | Adil Rashid | 721 |
| 02 | West Indies | Akeal Hosein | 695 |
| 03 | Afghanistan | Rashid Khan | 668 |
| 04 | West Indies | Gudakesh Motie | 664 |
| 05 | Sri Lanka | Wanindu Hasaranga | 663 |
| 06 | Australia | Adam Zampa | 662 |
| 07 | Afghanistan | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 645 |
| 08 | South Africa | Anrich Nortje | 642 |
| =8 | India | Arshdeep Singh | 642 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | Maheesh Theekshana | 640 |
Following a dominant series against Bangladesh, several Indian players have seen significant boosts. All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s impactful 39* in a run chase, along with a wicket, has propelled him seven places to 60th in the batters’ rankings and four places to 3rd among all-rounders. Arshdeep Singh’s impressive three-wicket haul has elevated him eight spots to 8th in the bowling rankings.
