Cricket enthusiasts worldwide tuned into the ICC T20 rankings on February 11, where India’s Abhishek Sharma comfortably holds the batters’ throne, his fearless approach paying rich dividends. Teammate Varun Chakaravarthy, with his bag of tricks, stays unbeatable at the top of bowlers.
Zimbabwe’s talismanic leader Sikandar Raza scripts history by ascending to all-rounders’ number one, eclipsing Pakistan’s Saim Ayub in a closely contested race.
Batters’ top 10 unpacked: 1. Abhishek Sharma (Ind), 2. Phil Salt (Eng), 3. Sahibzada Farhan (Pak – up 4 on 73 vs USA), 4. Jos Buttler (Eng), 5. Tilak Varma (Ind), 6. Pathum Nissanka (SL), 7. Suryakumar Yadav (Ind), 8. Tim Seifert (NZ), 9. Travis Head (Aus), 10. Mitchell Marsh (Aus).
Bowlers’ hierarchy: 1. Varun Chakaravarthy (Ind), 2. Abrar Ahmed (Pak), 3. Rashid Khan (Afg), 4. Adil Rashid (Eng), 5. Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), 6. Jacob Duffy (NZ), 7. Mohammad Nawaz (Pak), 8. Mustafizur Rahman (Ban), 9. Adam Zampa (Aus), 10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg).
All-rounders reshaped: 1. Sikandar Raza (Zim), 2. Saim Ayub (Pak), 3. Hardik Pandya (Ind), 4. Roston Chase (WI), 5. Mohammad Nawaz (Pak), 6. Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep), 7. Romario Shepherd (WI), 8. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg), 9. Mohammad Nabi (Afg), 10. Wanindu Hasaranga (SL).
These standings not only celebrate current form but also foreshadow intense rivalries in T20’s packed calendar.