Pakistan T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan advanced to second position in the latest ICC Men's T20I batting rankings, pushing India's Ishan Kishan down to third. Following a 2-1 T20I series triumph against Sri Lanka, Farhan collected 883 rating points after moving up one spot.
India player Abhishek Sharma claimed the number one position after hitting a century during the third T20I against New Zealand, which dropped Kishan down two spots as India maintained its winning run in New Zealand.
ICC Men's T20I Batting Rankings
- 1. Abhishek Sharma, India, 897 points
- 2. Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan, 883 points
- 3. Ishan Kishan, India, 866 points
- 4. Harry Brook, England, 793 points
- 5. Jos Buttler, England, 789 points
Saim Ayub fell one spot to 43rd with 550 rating points among other Pakistani batters, and Maaz Sadaqat dropped two positions to 46th with 533 points.
Babar Azam, the former Pakistan white-ball captain, also lost one spot to land at 48th. Hasan Nawaz moved down to 51st, while Salman Ali Agha dropped to 55th.
Fakhar Zaman climbed two spots to reach 79th place in the updated standings.
Abrar Ahmed, the Pakistan spinner, kept his joint-third spot with 695 rating points in the ICC Men's T20I bowling rankings, sharing the position with Adil Rashid from England.
Rashid Khan of Afghanistan kept the top rank, with Adam Zampa of Australia sitting in second place.
ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings
- 1. Rashid Khan, Afghanistan, 733 points
- 2. Adam Zampa, Australia, 700 points
- 3. Adil Rashid, England, 695 points
- 3 (Joint). Abrar Ahmed, Pakistan, 695 points
- 5. Nathan Ellis, Australia, 675 points
Salman Mirza, a Pakistan pacer, dropped one spot to 14th with 635 points, while Mohammad Nawaz stayed in 16th place with 626 points.
Shaheen Afridi, a fast bowler, moved up one position to 39th with 572 points, and Sufiyan Muqeem kept his spot with 532 points. Saim Ayub dropped one spot to 54th on the bowling list.
Usman Tariq kept 66th place with 498 points, and Shadab Khan climbed two positions to 72nd with 486 points.
Saim Ayub kept second place in the ICC Men's T20I all-rounder rankings, trailing Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe who stayed at the top. Roston Chase of the West Indies held the third position.
Mohammad Nawaz kept his joint-13th spot alongside Hardik Pandya of India among other Pakistani all-rounders, and Shadab Khan moved up one spot to 25th.
Faheem Ashraf stayed in 59th place, Salman Ali Agha shared 62nd place with Ruben Trumpelmann of Namibia, and Shaheen Afridi kept his 75th position.
