ICC T20 Rankings: Tilak Varma Enters Top-5, Varun Chakravarthy and Abhishek Sharma Hold No.1 Spots; India Dominates T20 Charts

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest T20 rankings, and India’s young stars have made a strong impression. Tilak Varma has climbed into the top-5 in the T20 batting rankings, reflecting his impressive performances in the ongoing series against South Africa.

Varma’s brilliant fifty in the second T20I helped India, even in defeat, and his unbeaten innings in the third match further boosted his rating. Previously ranked sixth, he has now jumped two spots to fourth, surpassing Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan and England’s Jos Buttler. Earlier this year, Varma had reached second place in the T20 batting rankings. India’s Abhishek Sharma continues to hold the top spot, followed by England’s Phil Salt and Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka. Captain Suryakumar Yadav sits at 10th place.

Varun Chakravarthy Tops Bowling Charts
In the T20 bowling rankings, Varun Chakravarthy remains at No.1 with 818 rating points. New Zealand’s Jack Duffey is second, 119 points behind Chakravarthy. No other Indian bowler features in the top-10. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who took 2 wickets for 13 runs in Dharamshala, jumped four spots to 16th and was named Player of the Match.

India Leads T20 Team Rankings
India continues to dominate the T20 team rankings, sitting at No.1, ahead of Australia, England, and New Zealand. As the reigning T20 World Champions, India will enter the next year’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, as strong favorites.

With young batsmen like Tilak Varma rising rapidly and spinners like Varun Chakravarthy leading the attack, Team India’s dominance in T20 cricket remains unchallenged.

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