India’s Abhishek Sharma has moved up to second place in the latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings following his impressive performance in the ongoing series against Afghanistan.
Abhishek smashed 82 in the series opener, helping him climb one place and move ahead of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. Ishan Kishan remains at the top, with 51 rating points separating the two Indian batters.
India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with several players making significant gains in the latest rankings.
In the T20I bowling rankings, Varun Chakravarthy rose two places to fifth, while Jasprit Bumrah climbed seven spots to enter the top 10 at 10th. Arshdeep Singh moved up 11 places to 14th and Axar Patel gained six spots to reach 27th. Sanju Samson also climbed four places to 30th among batters after scoring a half-century in the second match.
Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai also made progress in the updated T20I all-rounders’ rankings after scoring an unbeaten half-century in the opening match.
Elsewhere, Australia’s Nathan Ellis climbed 20 places to 20th among ODI bowlers after his five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe. Matthew Renshaw rose to 68th among ODI batters following his 109, while Cooper Connolly moved nine places to 77th after scoring 51.
In the Test rankings, England pacer Ollie Robinson climbed two places to a career-high third among bowlers after taking 21 wickets in the series against Pakistan. Josh Tongue moved to 11th, while Robinson also rose to 13th among Test all-rounders after scoring a half-century.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam moved up two places to 13th among Test batters, while Shan Masood climbed four places to 37th. England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith also moved three spots to 20th.
