Babar, Rizwan drop in latest ICC T20I rankings

– Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam dropped in the latest men’s T20I batting rankings released on Wednesday. The promotion comes after an unimpressive performance by the duo in the recent three-match T20I series against Australia. Australia whitewashed Pakistan to win the series 3-0. Australia’s Travis Head remains at number one in the rankings, while England’s Phil Salt and India’s Tilak Verma are at number two and three respectively.. Meanwhile, among the bowlers, Haris Rauf jumped four ranks. 20th position in the rankings due to his magical spell in the Australia series. All-rounder Hardik Pandya has regained his place as the world’s top T20I all-rounder with a massive leap into the top 10 for batsmen in rising star and teammate Tilak Verma’s latest rankings. Pandya has overtaken England dasher Liam LivingstoneAnd Nepal dynamo Deepender Singh Ari topped the T20I all-rounder chart following India’s recent series in South Africa, with the 31-year-old producing some eye-popping efforts with both bat and ball. This is the second time that Pandya has achieved the No. 1 ranking of T20 all-rounders, marking a consistent Indian performance. This year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ends at the top for the first time.