In the last few appearances of Tilak Varma in T20 matches he has delivered some exceptional performances followed by centuries, crucial knocks, and portraying consistency across the format. He provides stability to the team at any order and has been destructive at the 3rd no. position while batting.
In the recent ICC rankings, Adil Rashid has topped the bowlers’ rankings
Adil Rashid, who bowled economically in the second and third T20Is of the ongoing T20I series between India and England, has once again become the number one spin bowler in T20I. In the third T20I played in Rajkot, he took one wicket for just 15 runs in his four-over spell. Apart from this, he bowled in a similar way in the second T20I and gave only 14 runs in his spell and took one wicket.
Apart from Rashid, Varun Chakraborty also performed brilliantly in Rajkot and took five wickets. For this, he was also given the Player of the Match. In the series being played against England, Varun has so far taken 10 wickets in three matches at an amazing average of 8.50.
Along with Tilak Varma, Axar Patel also climbed up the rankings
He has benefited from this performance in his ranking and has reached the fifth position with a great climb of 25 points. Apart from this, Akshar Patel has also climbed 13 places to reach the sixth position in the ranking of bowlers in T20I. India’s Akshar Patel has also climbed five places to reach the 11th position.
At the same time, Tilak Varma is now very close to the top position in the ranking of batsmen. Travis Head is currently at number one, but there is only a gap of 23 points between him and Tilak. There are still two matches left in this series, if he performs well during this time, he can easily reach the top position. During the second T20I, he played a match-winning half-century innings. Apart from this, in November 2024, he also scored 280 runs in four matches against South Africa at an average of 140.
If Tilak gets the top position in T20I, he can become the youngest player to achieve this feat. This record is currently held by Babar Azam (who became number 1 at the age of 23 years and 105 days). Verma currently has 832 rating points, which is the fourth-best score for any Indian batsman. Only Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul have higher ratings than him.
Among other Indian batsmen, Abhishek Sharma has also jumped 59 places to the 40th position, while England’s Liam Livingstone (32nd) and Ben Duckett (68th) have also improved.
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