Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have both fallen one position in the newest ICC Men’s T20I Batter’s rankings, now ranking fourth and fifth, respectively. This decline in ranks is a result of their poor performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Babar and Rizwan drop in ICC T20 rankings; who leads?
Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who had held the position of the best batsman since December 2023, was dethroned by Australian opener Travis Head and lost his top status.
Head, aged 30, ascended by four positions in the standings following an impressive performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. According to India Today, he has accumulated a total of 255 runs in seven innings, achieving an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 158.38. This performance places him as the second-highest run scorer in the competition, having achieved two half-centuries.
In addition, Phil Salt of England had a decrease in rank, moving down to the third spot.
In the most recent rankings, Johnson Charles from West Indies has ascended by four positions and now holds the 10th spot. Rehmanullah Garbaz from Afghanistan, on the other hand, has moved up by five ranks and currently occupies the 11th position.
In addition, Jonny Bairstow from England has ascended 14 positions to reach the 13th rank, while Quinton de Kock from South Africa has advanced 10 positions to secure the 15th slot in the rankings. Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka surpassed Marcus Stoinis of Australia in the T20 all-rounders rankings, reclaiming the first position and pushing Stoinis down to fourth place.
Following a rise of two positions, Muhammad Nabi of Afghanistan currently holds the second place. Hardik Pandya of India has ascended by four positions to claim the third spot, surpassing Stoins. Meanwhile, Imad Wasim of Pakistan currently occupies the 11th position.
