Varun Chakravarthy fifth, Bumrah in top 10 ICC T20I bowling rankings

A number of Indian cricketers advanced in the ICC T20 International rankings following strong performances in the ongoing series against Afghanistan. Spinner Varun Chakravarthy rose two places to fifth, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah climbed seven spots to enter the top 10 at tenth position.

India, the reigning ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions, have secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Delhi. Several players contributed significantly across the first two contests.

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Other notable improvements in the latest T20I bowler rankings include Arshdeep Singh, who advanced 11 places to 14th, and Axar Patel, who moved up six spots to 27th.

Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai made progress in the T20I all-rounders list after an unbeaten half-century in the series opener.

In the T20I batter rankings, Abhishek Sharma’s aggressive innings of 82 in the series opener elevated him by one place to second, surpassing Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. Sharma is now only behind India’s Ishan Kishan, with a 51 rating point difference. Sanju Samson also improved, rising four places to 30th following a half-century in the second match.

In One Day Internationals, several Australian players gained ground after their 59-run win over Zimbabwe in Harare. Nathan Ellis jumped 20 spots to 20th among ODI bowlers after taking five wickets. Matthew Renshaw, named Player of the Match for his century, moved from outside the top 100 to 68th among ODI batters. Cooper Connolly also progressed nine places to 77th after contributing 51 runs batting at number three.

In the Test rankings, England pacer Ollie Robinson achieved a career-high ranking, rising two places to third after taking 21 wickets across a recent home series against Pakistan. His teammate Josh Tongue also reached a personal best, moving up two spots to 11th after claiming 19 wickets in the series.

Robinson’s half-century during the third Test in Birmingham lifted him seven places to 13th in the Test all-rounders list.

Among batsmen, Pakistan captain Babar Azam improved two places to 13th, while teammate Shan Masood rose four spots to 37th. England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith advanced three places to 20th following a half-century in the first innings of the third Test.