Abhishek Sharma dethrones SRH buddy Travis Head to turn into No.1 ranked T20I batter
Indian opener Abhishek Sharma dethroned Travis Head to turn into the No.1 ranked batter within the newest ICC T20I rankings. Abhishek, who has been in sensational type since making his debut within the shortest format of the sport, joined Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav because the third Indian batter to attain the feat.
Abhishek ended Head’s one-year reign on the high of the rankings because the Australian determined to sit down out the latest sequence win in opposition to West Indies. Head took over the spot from Suryakumar after the T20 World Cup final yr. The Punjab batter made his worldwide debut proper after the T20 World Cup win for India in 2024 throughout the tour of Zimbabwe. After a failure within the first sport, Abhishek bounced again with 100 in solely his second look.
Nonetheless, his latest performances within the sequence in opposition to South Africa and England earlier within the yr has helped him climb to the highest of the rankings. The 24-year-old scored 135 off simply 54 balls within the closing match in opposition to England on the Wankhede stadium and set the file for the very best T20I rating by an Indian batter. He additionally turned the quickest to succeed in a century in an innings in T20I historical past as he obtained to the mark in 10.1 overs.
Head is now within the second spot forward of India;s Tilak Varma, who additionally loved nice success throughout the sequence in opposition to South Africa and England. India’s T20I skipper is sixth on the listing and is the third Indian inside the highest 10. Yashavi Jaiswal slipped two locations right down to eleventh after the newest replace.
Within the bowling rankings, Jacob Duffy retained his spot on the high, whereas India’s Varun Chakravarty is within the No.3 spot. He’s joined within the high 10 by Ravi Bishnoi, who’s ranked No.7, and Arshdeep Singh, who dropped a spot to No.10.
Axar Patel is ranked No.14 in the meanwhile. All these gamers, together with Abhishek, ware anticipated to be again in motion throughout India’s Asia Cup marketing campaign, which is able to start on September 10 with the match in opposition to UAE.
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