Rizwan overtook Babar to top MRF tires ICC Men’s T20 sportsmen rankings. The wicketkeeper became the third Pakistani player to top the MRF ICC T20I tire rankings after Babar Azam and Misbah-ul-Haq.
Nissanka, Mendis, Sharma, Kohli, Rahmanullah, and Najibullah are on the rise in the latest weekly update.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan topped the MRF Tires ICC T20I men’s rankings after Wednesday’s weekly update, defeating first partner and captain Babar Azam. After that, Rizwan made 78 off 57 deliveries in Asia Cup Group A against Hong Kong and 71 deliveries against India in the Super Four in Dubai, scoring a record 796 runs. He took first place for the first time, beating the top 815.
Rizwan is the third Pakistani batsman to top the T20I rankings after Babar with 1155 days in total and Misbah-ul-Haq with 313 days, from April 20th, 2008 to February 27th, 2009. Meanwhile, Mohammad Nawaz finished on 358 with 142 runs in 42 from 20 overs in the same match.
India’s Suryakumar Yadav dropped to fourth place in the latest update. Even though many players from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan were promoted after performing well in the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis produced an impressive performance after scoring half-centuries in an impressive win over India on Tuesday.
Nissanka moved up one place to 8th and Mendis moved up 63 places to 41st. Dasun Shanaka (up 11 places to 39th) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (up from 31st to 68th) also climbed the batting average rankings, while spinner Mahiesh Tekshana climbed 5 places among the bowlers up to 8th place.
Rizwan overtook Babar to top MRF tires ICC Men’s T20 sportsmen rankings
Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz climbed 14 places to 15th with 84 off 45 balls to help beat Sri Lanka in a group match, while Najibula Jadran climbed two places to 28 after scoring 43 against Bangladesh.
In the latest update, spinners Mujeeb ur Rehman (up 3 places to 6th) and Mohammad Nabi (up 2 places to 32nd) have taken the spot.
India captain Rohit Sharma finished 13th with 4 wins and 72 runs against Sri Lanka in the Super Fours while former captain Virat Kohli finished fourth with 29. 60 runs in Pakistan. Ravichandran Ashwin (up 8 places to 50th) and Arshdeep Singh (up 28 places to 62nd).
Australia’s David Warner has risen from No. 1 to No. 6 among New Zealanders in the updated MRF Tires ICC ODI Player Rankings after Australia-Zimbabwe Matches 2 and 3 and Australia-New Zealand’s first match. Kane from New Zealand. Williamson moved up a notch to No.10. Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc climbed three places to 12th and spinner Adam Zampa climbed two places to 18th.
