Men's T20I Rankings: Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy Lead
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest T20I rankings for men's cricket, highlighting Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy at the top.
Top Batters
Young Indian opener Abhishek Sharma holds the top position in the batters’ rankings with 925 rating points. He leads ahead of England’s Phil Salt and fellow Indian Tilak Verma. Another Indian batsman, T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, ranks eighth in the top ten.
Leading Bowlers
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy remains the highest-ranked bowler in T20I. Australia’s seamer Josh Hazlewood made a significant rise, climbing two spots to tenth following strong performances at home against India. Chakravarthy is followed by West Indies’ Akeal Hosain and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. Notably, no other Indian bowlers appear near the top of the rankings.
Top All-rounders
In the all-rounder category, Hardik Pandya stands as the only Indian in the top ten, positioned fourth.
"Abhishek Sharma is at top of the batters list with 925 rating points ahead of England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma."
"Spinner Chakravarthy remains in front of the rankings for T20I bowlers, with Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood among the biggest improvers this week."
"Hardik Pandya is the lone player from the Men in Blue who has his name featured in the top 10 of T20 rankings at the fourth spot."
Author's Summary: Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy dominate the latest ICC T20I rankings, with Hardik Pandya leading Indian all-rounders in the top tier.