Tilak Varma in motion through the third T20I between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot
| Photograph Credit score: Vijay Soneji
Proficient India batter Tilak certain climbed one spot to second, whereas thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy made an enormous leap of 25 locations to interrupt into the highest 5 within the newest ICC males’s T20I rankings launched on Wednesday (January 29, 2025).
Varma now sits simply behind Travis Head within the batters’ checklist, with the Australian sustaining a 23-point lead on the high.
The younger Indian left-hander has been in elegant type, posting scores of 19 not out, 72 not out, and 18 in India’s ongoing T20I collection towards England.
With two matches remaining within the collection, Varma has an opportunity to overhaul Head and turn out to be the youngest-ever participant to high the rankings — a file presently held by Babar Azam, who reached No. 1 on the age of 23 years and 105 days.
Varma’s present ranking of 832 factors is the fourth-highest ever achieved by an Indian batter in T20I historical past, behind solely Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul.
India’s Abhishek Sharma additionally made important strides, leaping 59 locations to fortieth, whereas England’s Liam Livingstone (up 5 spots to thirty second) and Ben Duckett (up 28 locations to 68th) had been the most important gainers from the visiting workforce.
Chakravarthy’s Rise
Chakravarthy’s magical 5/24 in India’s 26-run loss within the third T20I propelled him to high 5 within the T20I bowling rankings.
In the meantime, fellow spinner Axar Patel moved up 5 locations to eleventh, simply exterior the highest 10.
England’s Adil Rashid has reclaimed the No. 1 spot amongst T20I bowlers.
Rashid first claimed the highest place on the finish of 2023 and held it for a lot of final yr till West Indies’ Akeal Hosein briefly surpassed him earlier than Christmas.
Bumrah continues to dominate Check rankings
India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah stays the top-ranked Check bowler following his sensational performances within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
His dominance throughout codecs additionally earned him the distinguished Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Males’s Cricketer of the Yr 2024.
Amongst Check all-rounders, West Indies’ Jomel Warrican has climbed to twenty fourth, whereas Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan moved up two locations to fifteenth within the Check batters’ rankings, which proceed to be led by England’s Joe Root.
Revealed – January 29, 2025 05:16 PM is
