ICC T20I Rankings: Tabraiz Shamsi becomes top-ranked bowler, Josh Hazlewood rises to second spot
India Today
Josh Hazlewood has now become number two among the T20I bowlers, just one point behind South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings.
South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi became the top-ranked bowler while Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood rose to a career-high second place in the latest ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings on Wednesday. Hazlewood has eight wickets at an average of just over eight through the first three games of the T20 series against Sri Lanka and his rich vein of form has not gone unnoticed.
The right-arm pacer jumped four spots in the latest rankings, ahead of Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan and teammate Adam Zampa and only behind South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi at the top of the charts. The unlucky bowler is Wanindu Hasaranga, who dropped from first to third after sitting out Sri Lanka's six-wicket loss to Australia on Tuesday night after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Australia captain Aaron Finch drops one spot to seventh in the Men's ICC T20I Batting Rankings, with New Zealand batter Devon Conway rising one spot to sixth. The big mover in the all-rounder rankings is UAE's Rohan Mustafa, who climbs five spots and into the top 10 at seven.
There was little movement on the latest ODI rankings, with Pakistan batter Babar Azam holding his place ahead of India duo Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma at the head of the batting rankings. New Zealand's Trent Boult remains the top-ranked ODI bowler, while Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan is the highest-rated all-rounder.
In the fifty-over format, the Indian pair of Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav made strides up the table. Yadav scored 64 in the second ODI against the West Indies whilst Iyer made an 80 in the third to help the home side complete a 3-0 series win.
Their teammate Rishabh Pant added a half-century in the third match to move to a career-best of 469 points at 71st place. Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna was the leading wicket-taker across both sides with nine wickets at just 7.55 to gain 50 places from 94th to 44th in the ODI bowlers list, whilst Alzarri Joseph took two wickets in each of the three matches to earn himself a place in the top 20 bowler's list.
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