Abhishek Sharma climbs up in latest ICC T20I rankings. Source- AFPOn Wednesday, the ICC made its mandate changes to the rankings, where India's Abhishek Sharma has gained big, while Tilak Varma has witnessed a minor blip. Currently playing T20Is against Afghanistan, Abhishek Sharma smoked an explosive 82 in the first match before slamming a 19-ball 39 in the next fixture. Thanks to these exploits, the dashing left-handed opener climbed the latest T20I batting rankings.Meanwhile, the Indian T20I vice-captain has seen a dip in the rankings despite doing the finishing job for his team in both matches against Afghanistan.Abhishek Sharma gains big in latest T20I batting rankingsAbhishek Sharma has replaced Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan to become the second-ranked T20I batter, with just Ishan Kishan ahead of him with 913 points. The dashing opener, who registered 931 points earlier this year, is currently sitting on 862 points. Meanwhile, Tilak Varma has dropped from 7th position to eighth place, with England’s Jos Buttler replacing the Indian southpaw. Notably, the Englishman slammed a half-century against Sri Lanka on Tuesday night. Read More: Varun Chakaravarthy's Replacement Announced For Asian Games 2026The Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran has also seen a drop of one position in his T20I ranking, placing him at 14th place. Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara and Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan have climbed up to 17th and 18th position, respectively.Among the bowlers, India's spin wizard Varun Chakaravarthy, ruled out of the IND vs AFG T20Is, has also ascended two places to fifth position in the latest T20I bowling rankings. Meanwhile, ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also climbed, rising seven places to enter the top 10 in the ICC T20I rankings. He is currently in 10th position. Ollie Robinson, Babar Azam climb places in Test rankingsThe ICC Test rankings have also changed significantly, especially after ENG vs PAK, which ended in favour of the hosts, who won it three-nil. Ollie Robinson, after 21 wickets in three Tests, has climbed two places, now third after Mitchell Starc and Matt Henry. Jasprit Bumrah and Australian captain Pat Cummins have fallen in the latest Test bowling rankings, now fourth and fifth, respectively. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who ended the tour with 76 at Edgbaston, has moved up two places to 13th on the Test batting rankings. Meanwhile, Saud Shakeel has also moved up two places, sitting three positions below his captain at 16th. Why did Sahibzada Farhan lose his place despite not playing any T20Is in last six months?Sahibzada Farhan broke Virat Kohli’s elite record in the 2026 T20 World Cup by scoring 383 runs in the tournament, becoming the highest run-scorer in a single T20 WC. Since then, Farhan’s stock has risen exponentially in Pakistan cricket, as he was handed his ODI debut after his heroics in the marquee event. Meanwhile, he was recently named Pakistan’s captain for the Asian Games 2026 squad. However, because Pakistan has not played any match in the shortest format since the 2026 T20 World Cup, Sahibzada Farhan hasn’t played any T20I match.Meanwhile, his counterparts have played and performed in the T20I matches they have featured in; the Pakistan opener has dropped in the T20I batting rankings. Also Read: IPL 2027 Auction To Be Held In India, Overseas Venue Abandoned
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