ICC releases T20 rankings

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the rankings of T20 players.

India's Varun Chakraborty is in the first place in the ICC T20 bowlers' rankings, followed by New Zealand's Jacob Duffy at second place, while West Indies' Aqeel Hussain is in third place.

Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed has jumped from 12th place to fourth position in the rankings due to his excellent performance, while fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has moved up 2 places to 25th, and Haris Rauf has moved up 9 places to 28th.

In addition, Mohammad Nawaz has moved down 13 places to 46th, and Safyan Muqim has moved down 3 places to 14th. Indian bowler Hardik Pandya has moved up 6 places to 60th.

India's Abhishek Sharma retains the top position in the ICC T20 batsmen rankings, while English batsman Phil Salt is second, and India's Tilak Verma has moved up one place to third.

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan has moved up 31 places to 24th, while Saim Ayub has dropped 8 places to 55th.

Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, and opening batsman Fakhar Zaman have both moved up three places to 65th and 66th, respectively, in the ICC batsmen rankings.

India's Hardik Pandya is first, and Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan is second, while Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza is third.

Pakistan's Saim Ayub is fifth, Mohammad Nawaz has moved up one place to 17th, and Faheem Ashraf has moved up 12 places to 39th.