- India,
- 04-Jun-2025 02:47 PM IST
ICC T20I Rankings: ICC has released its new T20 batting rankings, in which some surprising changes have been seen. Despite not many matches being played last week, there was a stir in the rankings of the players. While there was no change in the top 5 positions, there was a big change in the rankings below the 6th position.Travis Head, Abhishek and Phil Salt remain strong at the topAustralia's Travis Head remains in first place with 856 points in the T20 rankings. India's young batsman Abhishek Sharma has strengthened his hold on the second position with 829 points. England's aggressive opener Phil Salt is third with 815 points and India's Tilak Verma is fourth with 804 points. Veteran Suryakumar Yadav remains at the fifth position with 739 points.Changes at the bottom: Perera and Yashasvi jumpThe most interesting thing in the rankings was the rise of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Without playing any T20 match, he has climbed two places to reach 11th position with 661 points. Kusal Perera and Reeza Hendricks have jointly occupied the 9th position with 676 points.Decline in ranking of Babar Azam and RizwanThis ranking was disappointing for Pakistan. Former captain Babar Azam has dropped a huge three places in the ranking. He has now reached 12th position with 661 points, ending his stay in the top-10. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan has also lost one place and is now at 13th position with 654 points.