Suryakumar Yadav Retains No.1 Spot In ICC T20I Rankings Despite Flop Show Against Pakistan, Ireland

Dubai: India batter Suryakumar Yadav retained his top position in the ICC Men’s Rankings for T20I batters while former Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi was crowned the no.1 all-rounder, the ICC announced on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Nabi has been one of the key figures in Afghanistan cricket and played a huge role in both their wins in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 against Uganda and New Zealand. Nabi rose to the top after picking up two wickets against New Zealand in Guyana.

Notably, the Indian right-hander hasn’t been able to flourish with the bat in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. He scored just two against Ireland before managing seven against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Australia’s Marcus Stoinis leapfrogged three places to move to the second spot while Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan dropped down to fifth.

Nabi’s fellow teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz made significant gains in the rankings, rising up to a career-best of 12th. He is also the leading run-getter in the ongoing tournament with 156 runs from two innings. Among other batters, Pakistan captain Babar Azam moved to the third spot, while England skipper Jos Buttler secured the fifth place in the latest rankings.

Australia opener Travis Head entered the top 10 by moving six places to the tenth position. In the bowlers’ T20I rankings, England’s Adil Rashid is at the top, and Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga sits at the second spot. Afghanistan duo Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi moved to third and fourth spots, respectively.

South African speedster Anrich Nortje is level with Farooqi at the fourth spot. Afghanistan captain Rashid has six wickets in two matches. His compatriot Farooqi is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with nine wickets in two games. Nortje is the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with eight wickets to his name in the same number of games.

Bangladesh trio Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain made impressive ground and moved to 13th, 19th and 30th positions, respectively.