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DUBAI: England star spinner Adil Rashid claimed the top spot in the ICC T20I Rankings after his consistent performances against India in the five-match T20I series.

Adil Rashid moved up one place and replaced West Indies’ Akeal Hosein as the number-one bowler in the T20I rankings.

Rashid earned the reward for his performances in the first three matches of the ongoing series against India. The 36-year-old has collected a total of three wickets however, he has been economical across all games.

Meanwhile, the major mover inside the top 10 of the ICC T20I bowling Rankings was Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who climbed 25 places to fifth following his five-wicket haul in the third T20I against England.

England fast bowler Jofra Archer jumped 13 spots to sixth place after he took two wickets in the same match.

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Australia’s star Travis Head is at the top of the rankings for T20I batters however, Indian left-hand batter Tilak Varma is closing in as he is currently sitting on second spot with a difference of 23 rating points.

Varma jumped one spot to second after his scores of 9*, 72* and 18 in the ongoing series against England. If he manages to topple Head for the number one spot, he will become the youngest-ever player to top the rankings.

The current record is held by Pakistan’s Babar Azam, who became the No.1 ranked T20I batter at the age of 23 years and 105 days.

In the T20I All-Rounder Rankings, Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya is still at the top while Nepal
Dipendra Singh Airee is on the number two spot.

In Test Bowler Rankings West Indies’ spinner Jomel Warrican gained 16 spots to climb to 25th place after he won the Player of the Series award against Pakistan, during which he netted 19 wickets.

Meanwhile, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah continues to rule the ICC Test Bowling Rankings following his superb series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) where he took 32 wickets.

The ICC Test Batting Rankings are headed by England’s run machine Joe Root while his teammate Harry Brook sits in second place.

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DUBAI: Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi made significant gains in the latest ICC T20I Rankings released on Wednesday.

Rizwan waged a lone war during Pakistan’s narrow 11-run loss in the first T20I against South Africa with an anchoring knock of 74 runs from 62 balls. He struck five boundaries and three sixes before falling in the last over.

Consequently, Rizwan jumped two spots to sit in the sixth position in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings with 713 rating points.

Meanwhile, his opening partner Babar Azam, who bagged a four-ball duck in yesterday’s match, dropped two places down to seventh.

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South African batter David Miller, who smashed a quick-fire 82 off 40 balls, also made a significant nine-spot jump to claim 42nd position.

On the other hand, Shaheen Afridi jumped six places to 20th in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings after taking three wickets to complete his tally of 100 wickets in the format.

However, his fellow pacer Haris Rauf experienced a three-place drop, which placed him in the 23rd spot with 588 rating points.

It’s worth noting that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan moved one place up to 18th and 21st spot respectively in the ICC Test Batting Rankings.

Meanwhile, England batter Harry Brook has replaced his team-mate Joe Root as the number one batter in Test rankings following his stellar performance against New Zealand.

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DUBAI: Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi experienced a significant drop in their positions in the latest ICC T20I Rankings released on Wednesday.

Rizwan, who was rested from the ongoing T20I series against Zimbabwe, dropped two places and is now sitting eighth in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings with 704 rating points.

Consequently, England’s Jos Buttler (6th) and India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (7th) both gained one place each in the rankings.

Meanwhile, Shaheen slipped two places after missing the T20I series against Zimbabwe and is now sitting at the 26th spot in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings with 573 points.

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It’s worth noting that both Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi will return to Pakistan’s T20I side on the upcoming South Africa tour, scheduled from 10 December to 7 January. The tour comprises three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests.

Meanwhile, Abbas Afridi, who claimed figures of 2-2 in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, jumped a whopping 20 places to reach the 60th spot in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings with 450 rating points.

On the other hand, opening batter Fakhar Zaman experienced a decline, falling two positions to settle in 16th place in the ICC ODI Batting Rankings with 642 points. His compatriot Imam-ul-Haq also faced a drop, slipping to 18th place with 633 points.

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DUBAI: Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Australia’s hard-hitting opener Travis Head on Wednesday, entered the Top 10 of the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, led by Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam.

Gurbaz played a pivotal role in leading Afghanistan to their first-ever ODI series victory over South Africa, finishing the three-match series as the highest run-scorer.

The right-handed batter accumulated 194 runs at a brilliant average of 64.66 despite falling for a duck in the series opener. He recovered from a dismal start and smashed an anchoring century in the second ODI.

He continued his purple patch in the third ODI and scored a magnificent 89 up the order in Afghanistan’s seven-wicket defeat.

As a result, Rahmanullah Gurbaz jumped 10 places to eighth (692) and became the first-ever Afghanistan batter to make it to the Top 10 of the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

On the other hand, Australia’s explosive opener Travis Head leapt seven spots to ninth (684), courtesy of his unbeaten 154-run knock against England in the first ODI of the ongoing five-match series.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ace batter Babar Azam extended his stay at the summit of the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings with 824 rating points, way ahead of Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma (765), who is closely followed by compatriots Shubman Gill (763) and Virat Kohli (746).

Besides ODI Batting Rankings, ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings also witnessed a notable shakeup as returning India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant re-entered the Top 10.

Pant, who scored a well-crafted century in India’s second innings in the first home Test against Bangladesh, secured sixth position in the Test Batting Rankings, led by England’s Joe Root.

India’s skipper Sharma, who registered two single-digit scores in the aforementioned fixture, slipped five places to 10th, paving the way for Mohammad Rizwan to climb up to eighth while Babar Azam remained at 11th.

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DUBAI: India’s batting prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal climbed four spots and moved within touching distance of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the latest ICC T20I Batting Rankings.

Jaiswal was part of India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winning squad last month, however, he did not get to play a single match in the tournament.

Following the World Cup, he participated in the away series victory against Zimbabwe under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.

Yashasvi Jaiswal returned with scores of 36, 93* and 12 in the three matches during the Zimbabwe tour.

The 22-year-old is currently ranked sixth in the T20I batting rankings with 743 points only three points shy of fifth-ranked Mohammad Rizwan. Meanwhile, Babar Azam is sitting in fourth position with 755 points.

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Meanwhile, Gill made a big leap of 36 places to reach the 37th spot after finishing the Zimbabwe series as the highest run-scorer with 170 runs in five games.

Australia’s top-order batter Travis Head is leading the batting rankings with 844 points, followed by India’s Suryakumar Yadav and England’s Phil Salt with 797 points each.

Moreover, in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings, Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani jumped 11 spots to reach 44th after finishing with six wickets in the series against India.

On the other hand, India’s Washington Sundar gained 36 spots to 46th and Mukesh Kumar rose 21 places to reach 73rd spot.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza also earned the reward for his all-round performance in the series as he moved one place to third in the ICC T20I All-rounder Rankings.

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DUBAI: Pakistan players made significant gains in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings ahead of the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Pakistan are currently playing a four-match T20I series against defending T20 World champions England, during which their players’ performances resulted in gaining valuable rating points.

Fakhar Zaman played a 45-run knock from 21 balls during the second T20I of the series, which helped him jump six places up to reach 51st in the ICC T20I batting rankings.

Meanwhile, Shaheen Afridi, who returned with figures of 3-36 in the second T20I, rose up three spots to equal 11th with Australia’s Adam Zampa.

Haris Rauf also gained two places to 25th after picking two wickets in the above-mentioned game. Notably, this was his comeback game after missing out New Zealand and Ireland series due to a shoulder injury.

Star all-rounder Imad Wasim also took two wickets, which propelled him to jump 14 places to reach 38th in the bowling rankings.

Wasim followed his bowling performance with a 13-ball 22, gaining four places to joint-12th with teammate Shadab Khan.

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England’s captain Jos Buttler won the Man of the Match award for his brilliant innings of 84 of 51 against Pakistan, which helped him jump one place to seventh in the T20I batting rankings.

Meanwhile, his teammate Reece Topley reached the ninth spot after gaining one place in the bowling rankings, courtesy of his figures of 3-41.

West Indies recently whitewashed South Africa 3-0, which resulted in their players also making substantial gains in the rankings.

Stand-in captain Brandon King made an impressive climb of five spots to secure the eighth position in the T20I batting rankings.

Johnson Charles also saw a significant rise, moving up 17 places to claim the 20th spot, while Kyle Mayers jumped 12 spots to secure the 31st position.

Gudakesh Motie secured eight wickets against South Africa, earning him the prestigious Player of the Series award. Consequently, he experienced a remarkable ascent in the T20I bowlers’ rankings, progressing from outside the top 100 to 27th spot.

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DUBAI: Former Pakistan captain and star batter Babar Azam on Wednesday, reclaimed the coveted top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, dethroning India’s batting prodigy Shubman Gill.

Gill, who ended Babar Azam’s more than two-year reign as the top-ranked ODI batter in November, has only played three ODIs since then.

His last ODI appearance, which came in the ICC World Cup 2023 final against Australia, was forgetful as he fell for a mere four.

Gill was then rested from India’s three-match away ODI series against South Africa, causing him to lose crucial rating points.

As a result, star Pakistan batter Babar Azam leapfrogged him in the rankings by achieving superior rating points (824), 14 clear of Shubman Gill.

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Gill is closely followed by his compatriot Virat Kohli, who holds the third spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings with 775 rating points.

Meanwhile, in T20Is, England’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid climbed two places to replace Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan from the summit and India’s Ravis Bishnoi, who slipped to third.

Rashid becomes only the second Englishman to hold the No.1 ranking for T20I bowlers after legendary off-spinner Graeme Swann held the top spot back more than a decade ago.

Suryakumar Yadav extended his lead at the top to a total of 100 rating points at the back of his brisk century in the third T20I against South Africa, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (second) and South Africa’s Aiden Markram (third) his closest rivals.

The ICC Test Rankings also saw major shake-ups following Australia’s thumping 260-run victory over Pakistan in the Perth Test.

Australian opener Usman Khawaja jumped three places to claim the fourth spot, went past Babar Azam at third, and also moved within touching distance to top-ranked Kiwi Kane Williamson.

His teammates David Warner (up nine spots to 27th) and Mitchell Marsh (improves 12 places to equal 68th) also make some ground after impressive knocks against Pakistan.

Australian bowlers also got the reward of their magnificent performances against Pakistan in the first Test with Pat Cummins (up one place to third), Nathan Lyon (up three spots to fifth), Mitchell Starc (up two places to eighth) and Josh Hazlewood (up two spots to 10th) all making ground inside the Top 10 but India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continues to hold sway at the top.

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DUBAI: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli claimed the third position and is now in striking distance from top-ranked fellow Indian batter Shubman Gill and second-ranked Pakistani batter Babar Azam in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Virat Kohli jumped one place to third, earning the reward for his record-breaking performance during the ICC World Cup 2023.

He scored 765 runs during the mega-event, setting the record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup, a record previously held by Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli scored three centuries during the ICC World Cup 2023 and became the first batter to score 50 centuries in ODI cricket, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 centuries.

The third-ranked Virat Kohli has closed the gap with top-ranked Shubman Gill to only 35 rating points with 791 rating points, while Gill has 826 rating points, holding on to a close lead over Babar Azam who has 824 rating points.

The top three batters in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings are followed by Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who also jumped one place to fourth with 769 ratings, owing to his scintillating during the ICC World Cup 2023.

Sharma scored 597 runs during the tournament at an average of 54.27 and ended as the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament only behind fellow-batter Virat Kohli.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were instrumental to India’s dominant performance during the ICC World Cup 2023, where they remained undefeated until the final, losing to champions Australia.

Quinton de Kock dropped two places to fifth as a result of Indian batters gaining a spot each. Meanwhile, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell jumped five spots to sixth with 752 rating points after scoring 552 runs at the ICC World Cup 2023.

Australia’s opening batter Travis Head jumped 28 places to reach the 15th position, courtesy of his brilliant performances during the mega-event.

Head scored 329 runs in six innings, including a century in the final against India after missing out on earlier games due to an injury.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj held on to his position at the top of the ICC ODI Bowling rankings, while the Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood jumped four places to claim the second spot.

Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah remained firm in third and fourth positions respectively, however, their fellow Indian bowler Kuldeep Yadav dropped one spot to equal sixth position with Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan.

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DUBAI: South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj overtook Indian pace bowler Mohammed Siraj to claim the top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings.

Maharaj is the fourth bowler to claim the coveted top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, exhibiting the fierce competition between the bowlers which has made it difficult to hold on to the position.

Keshav Maharaj was placed at second position in last week’s ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings, he then picked up seven wickets in three games, extending his wickets tally to 14 during ICC World Cup 2023.

He is averaging 24.71 in the tournament with a good economy rate of 4.37.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj is only three rating points behind Keshav Maharaj, having picked six wickets in the last three games for India.

Siraj has picked up a total of 12 wickets in 10 games during the ICC World Cup 2023 at 28.83.

India’s top-order batter Shubman Gill is sitting comfortably at the top of ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings, followed by Babar Azam, who held on to the position for two years before being dethroned last week.

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock swapped places with Virat Kohli to claim the third spot, followed by Kohli and Indian captain Rohit Sharma at the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Indian batters Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul also made substantial gains after scoring centuries against the Netherlands last week, with the former jumping five spots to equal 13th alongside Pakistan’s opening batter Fakhar Zaman while KL Rahul jumped to 17th from 24th.

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DUBAI: Indian opening batter Shubman Gill has replaced Pakistan’s all-format captain Babar Azam, ending his more than two-year reign at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Batting Rankings.

Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian player to become the No. 1 ODI batter after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, on the back of his solid performance in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023.

Meanwhile, Babar Azam has scored 282 runs from eight outings in the mega event and lost six rating points, hence slipping to the second position for the first time after occupying the top spot for more than two years.

Shubman Gill has accumulated a total of 219 runs from six innings at the tournament including a 92 against Sri Lanka.

Overall, Indian players gained substantial rewards in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Rankings, owing to India’s undefeated run in the ICC World Cup 2023.

India’s star batter Virat Kohli jumped three places to reach the fourth spot, with a difference of a mere one rating point from South African Quinton de Kock, who is ranked third.

Kohli is currently the second-highest run-getter in the ICC World Cup 2023 with 543 runs from eight innings, only behind De Kock, who has scored 550 runs in as many innings with four centuries.

India’s Shreyas Iyer also made a big leap of 17 places to reach 18th position after amassing 293 runs from eight innings, while Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman jumped three spots to 11th and Afghanistan’s opener Ibrahim Zadran reached 12th after jumping six spots.

Shubman Gill’s opening partner and India’s captain Rohit Sharma is placed at the sixth spot with 739 rating points.

On the other hand, the Indian bowlers also earned a place in the top ten of the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings, after wreaking havoc throughout the ICC World Cup 2023.

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj regained his top spot in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings after jumping two spots, whereas fellow pacer Mohammed Shami climbed seven spots to tenth, after picking 16 wickets in four games in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav and Jaspirt Bumrah gained three places to reach the fourth and eighth positions respectively.

Pakistan’s pace bowler, Shaheen Afridi, who became the number one ODI bowler last week, lost his place and slipped four places down to fifth position, equalling Australia’s Josh Hazlewood with 658 rating points.

Australia’s Adam Zampa, who is currently the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets jumped six places to reach third position, whereas, the leading wicket-taker Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka climbed 31 places to 45th.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan continues to lead the ICC ODI All-Rounder Rankings, however, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell gained two spots to sixth after his match-winning double-hundred against Afghanistan yesterday

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