Pakistan batting duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan managed to retain their places in the updated T20I rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
Babar and Rizwan continued to hold their fourth and fifth positions with ratings of 755 and 746, respectively, with Australia’s Travis Head at the top spot, followed by India’s Suryakumar Yadav, who became the second highest-rated batsman.
The latest rankings saw a big uptick in Indian batsmen after they recently played a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, which they won 4-1.
After the series, Indian captain Shubman Gill improved 36 places to 37th after amassing 170 runs in five innings. He leaves behind Rohit Sharma (42nd) and Virat Kohli (51st), who recently quit T20Is after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
Meanwhile, in the T20I bowlers’ rankings, Zimbabwean pacer Blessing Muzarabani improved 11 places to 44th after taking six wickets during the India T20I series. On the other hand, India’s Washington Sundar (up 36 places to 46th) and Mukesh Kumar (up 21 places to 73rd) also improved.
England spinner Adil Rashid remained at the number 1 spot for T20I bowlers, while South Africa’s Anrich Nortje and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga took the second and third spots respectively.
In the Test standings, England scored an impressive 114 runs and won the innings, helping some of their players improve their positions.
“Ben Stokes’ side cruised to victory by an innings and 114 runs over the Caribbean side in London, with four of their best batsmen gaining some place in the Test batting list.
“Harry Brook gains three places to move up to seventh behind Kiwi Kane Williamson at number one, while top batsmen Zak Crawley (up three places to 13th) and Ollie Pope (up three places to 29th) are after good they also pushed through the results. in the nation’s capital.
