Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy continue to hold the top positions in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively. Their standing remains firm despite strong performances by several Pakistani players after their 2-1 series victory against South Africa at home.
Abhishek Sharma leads the batters' rankings with 925 rating points, followed by England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma. India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav is the only other player from the team in the top 10, positioned eighth.
Varun Chakravarthy remains the top-ranked T20 bowler, with West Indies’ Akeal Hosein and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan rounding out the top three, unchanged.
Changes have occurred just below the top three:
Chakravarthy is currently the only Indian bowler within the top 10 of the T20 bowling rankings.
"Abhishek tops the batters’ list with 925 rating points ahead of England’s Phil Salt and Tilak Verma."
"Spinner Chakravarthy remains top with West Indies Akeal Hossein sitting on second. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan squares off the top three, which remained unchanged."
Summary: Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy sustain their dominance at the top of ICC T20 rankings amid notable advancements by Pakistani players following a successful home series against South Africa.