(Web Desk) – Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan registered further gains as he is closer to remove India’s Abhishek Sharma as the No 1 batter on the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.
A pair of centuries scored by Farhan in the ICC T20 World Cup helped him to jump to second spot with nee career-high rating, replacing England’s Phil Salt.
It's a similar story at the top of the rankings for T20I bowlers, with the lead for India spinner Varun Chakravarthy now down to just 18 rating points heading into the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup.
While Chakravarthy has 12 wickets for the tournament thus far and holds a slender advantage at the top of the rankings, it's Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed that closes in as he gains two places to move to third overall, ICC said in a blog.
Furthermore, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza retained the top spot on the rankings for T20I all-rounders, with India star Hardik Pandya now his closest challenger after he gained one place to surpass Pakistan's Saim Ayub and claim second spot.