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Pakistan Spinner Abrar Ahmed Overtakes Rashid Khan To Become No 1 T20I Bowler; Varun Chakravarthy Slips To 7th

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has become the world's No. 1 ranked T20I bowler in the latest ICC rankings update. Abrar climbed to the top with 736 rating points after pushing Afghanistan star all-rounder Rashid Khan to second place. Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who was once at the top of the rankings, has now slipped to seventh position with 617 points, while Indian star pacer Jasprit Bumrah…

Pakistan Spinner Abrar Ahmed Overtakes Rashid Khan To Become No 1 T20I Bowler; Varun Chakravarthy Slips To 7th

Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed has ascended to the top spot in the latest ICC T20I bowling rankings, overtaking Afghanistan's Rashid Khan. The Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy has slipped to seventh place with 617 points. Jasprit Bumrah, a former Pakistani star, now sits at 10th with 651 points. Adam Zampa of Australia has moved up to third place.

Mohammad Nawaz of Pakistan remains eighth with 658 points, while Salman Mirza has dropped to 18th with 636 points. Shaheen Afridi has fallen to 33rd with 602 points. Usman Tariq of Pakistan has improved by two spots to 57th with 524 points. Sufiyan Muqeem has climbed one place to 63rd with 510 points. Saim Ayub has moved up to 71st with 492 points, and Shadab Khan remains 77th with 485 points.

Haris Rauf has gained two places and is now 86th with 448 points. In the batting rankings, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan remains third with 848 points. Indian batsman Ishan Kishan leads the batting charts at the top with 901 points, while Abhishek Sharma of India occupies the second position after scoring the fastest T20I century by an Indian.

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