Abhishek Sharma stays No.1, Varun Chakravarthy leads bowlers in latest ICC T20I rankings

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has climbed back to the No.1 spot in the ICC Men’s T20I All-Rounder Rankings after leading his team to a strong start in the T20 World Cup.

Zimbabwe's T20 World Cup opener

Zimbabwe began their campaign in style with an impressive eight-wicket win over Oman in Colombo. Raza played a key role in the victory. He bowled four tight overs, finishing with figures of 1/17 to help restrict Oman to just 103 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. Later, he calmly hit the winning runs to seal the chase.

His all-round performance helped him move up one place in the latest rankings update, taking him past Pakistan’s Saim Ayub to reclaim the top position, a spot he had first reached late last year.

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Raza wasn’t the only Zimbabwe player to rise in the rankings. Brian Bennett also made progress after his unbeaten 48 against Oman. The knock helped him reach a new career-best rating as he jumped two places to 19th in the T20I batters’ rankings.

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan was another big mover among batters. His 73 against the USA lifted him four spots to third overall in the rankings.

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Abhishek Sharma continues to hold the No.1 position

At the top of the batting list, India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to hold the No.1 position, followed by England’s Phil Salt. There were also notable gains for New Zealand’s Tim Seifert (up to eighth), Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis (up to 12th), Scotland’s George Munsey (up to joint 23rd), India’s Ishan Kishan (up to 25th) and Netherlands batter Michael Levitt (up to 27th).

Varun Chakravarthy ahead of Abrar Ahmed

In the bowling rankings, India’s Varun Chakravarthy remains narrowly ahead of Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed at the top. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga was the only player inside the top 10 to make a notable move, climbing one place to fifth.

Outside the top 10, several bowlers made strong gains. India’s Arshdeep Singh moved up to 11th, Salman Mirza climbed to 13th, Zimbabwe’s Brad Evans jumped to joint 15th, New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner rose to joint 19th, and Bradley Currie surged 25 places to reach 24th.