Sri Lanka right-hander Pathum Nissanka gains two spots to improve to fifth with a new career-high rating following his 261 runs at the Asia Cup, while teammate Kusal Perera (up two places to ninth) also make gains following some impressive efforts at the same tournament.
The accolades continue to flow for Abhishek Sharma as the India opener broke a record that has lasted for almost five years by reaching the highest-ever rating on the ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings.
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Abhishek reached a rating of 931 points following a stylish half-century during India’s successful semi-final victory over Sri Lanka at the Asia Cup and in the process overtook the previous best rating of 919 points, which was achieved by England right-hander Dawid Malan in 2020.
India spinner Varun Chakravarthy remains the No.1 ranked bowler in T20I cricket after seven scalps at the Asia Cup, with teammate Kuldeep Yadav (up nine spots to 12th), Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi (up 12 places to equal 13th) and Bangladesh tweaker Rishad Hossain (up six rungs to 20th) among the big movers on the latest rankings.
There is also change at the top of the all-rounder charts, with Pakistan’s Saim Ayub displacing India’s Hardik Pandya to claim top spot in the category for the first time.
Ayub was in excellent touch with the ball in particular at the Asia Cup as he collected eight wickets and his efforts saw him rise four places overall and overtake Pandya in the No.1 spot for all-rounders.
Pandya drops to second and eight rating points behind Ayub, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz (up four spots to 13th) and Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka (up three places to equal 30th) were the other players to make ground in the all-rounder category this week.
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