Adil Rashid crowned T 20 bowler
2023.12.22
Babar Azam has re-claimed the No.1 position for ODI
Following a significant shift in the most recent MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings, Pakistan’s Babar Azam has reclaimed the top spot for ODI batsmen from India’s Shubman Gill, while an English spinner has emerged as the newest player to occupy the top spot for T20I bowlers.
In the T20I rankings for bowlers, Adil Rashid has been rewarded for his strong, consistent play in the Caribbean. Less than six months before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup begins, he moves up two spots to take the top spot from Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (second) and India’s Ravi Bishnoi (third).
After off-spinner Graeme Swann earned the top rank more than ten years ago, Rashid is only the second player from England to have the No. 1 rating for T20I bowlers.
On a busy day for the rankings, West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein (up three spots to sixth) and his South Africa counterpart Tabraiz Shamsi (up three places to ninth) also made impressive moves inside the top 10. This means that three different players have held the top spot on the list for T20I bowlers over the last three weeks.
The top-ranked T20I India batter Suryakumar Yadav was challenged by West Indies quartet Brandon King (up six spots to sixth), Nicholas Pooran (up two spots to 12th), Rovman Powell (up 14 places to 23rd), and Kyle Mayers (up nine spots to 33rd). Meanwhile, Phil Salt (up 20 places to 20th) made significant progress after his outstanding run for England in the Caribbean.
Following his explosive century in the final match of India’s series against South Africa, Suryakumar has extended his lead at the top to a total of 100 rating points. His nearest competitors are South Africa’s Aiden Markram (third) and Pakistan’s veteran Mohammad Rizwan (second).
In the most recent T20I all-rounder rankings, Markram climbs one position to third behind Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. England spinner Moeen Ali, who moves up two spaces to equal ninth, and West Indies seamer Jason Holder, who moves up one rung to 24th, both make the cut.
In 50-over cricket, the competition is extremely closer. Babar has surpassed Gill to reclaim the top spot as the world’s best ODI batsman after Gill was rested for the India series against South Africa.
Following modest scores in the first game of their series with India, South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen (down one spot to eighth) and Heinrich Klaasen (down one rung to tenth) lose some ground inside the top 10. Meanwhile, Ireland’s Harry Tector climbs one spot to seventh on the ODI batter rankings after scoring 33 against Zimbabwe.
Following Australia’s decisive victory over Pakistan in Perth, there has also been some movement in the most recent Test rankings, with many players from the team that won the ICC World Test Championship making some notable advancements.
In the most recent rankings for Test batters, opener Usman Khawaja (up three spots to fourth) moves ahead of Babar and within striking distance of the top-ranked Kiwi Kane Williamson. Compatriots David Warner (up nine spots to 27th) and Mitchell Marsh (improves 12 places to equal 68th) also gain ground following strong performances against Pakistan.
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