India\u2019s Suryakumar Yadav no longer the number one batsman according to latest ICC rankings
\nNew York
\nPakistan\u2019s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have dropped one spot each to slip to fourth and fifth position, respectively, in the latest ICC Men\u2019s T20I Batter\u2019s rankings after a dismal performance in the T20 World Cup 2024.
\nMeanwhile, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who had reigned as the number one batsman since December 2023, lost the top spot in the rankings to Australian opener Travis Head.
\nHead, 30, climbed four places in the rankings after performing well in the T20 World Cup 2024.
\nHe has scored 255 runs in seven innings at an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 158.38, making him the second-highest run scorer in the tournament with two half-centuries, according to India Today.
\nFurthermore, England\u2019s Phil Salt also downgraded by one rank slipping to the third position.
\nThe latest rankings show that West Indies\u2019 Johnson Charles has moved up four places to be placed at the 10th position while Afghanistan\u2019s Rehmanullah Garbaz trails behind him in the 11th position, after moving five ranks.
\nAdditionally, England\u2019s Jonny Bairstow climbed 14 places to the 13th position and South Africa\u2019s Quinton de Kock has moved up 10 places to the 15th position in the rankings.
\nSri Lanka\u2019s Wanindu Hasaranga overtook Australia\u2019s Marcus Stoins to reclaim his top spot in the T20 all-rounders rankings, sending the Australian all rounder to the fourth position.
\nAfghanistan\u2019s Muhammad Nabi trails behind him in the second position after moving up two ranks. India\u2019s Hardik Pandya moved up four ranks to third place, right above Stoins, while Pakistan\u2019s Imad Wasim sits at 11th position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India\u2019s Suryakumar Yadav no longer the number one batsman according to latest ICC rankings New York Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have dropped one spot each to slip to fourth and fifth position, respectively, in the latest ICC Men\u2019s T20I Batter\u2019s rankings after a dismal performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. Meanwhile, Indian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-414798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n