Abhishek Sharma jumps to second spot after England heroics

Team India opener Abhishek Sharma and spinner Varun Chakravarthy have made huge progress in the ICC men’s T20I player rankings after helping India win their five-match home series against England by a 4-1 margin. Abhishek’s spectacular 54-ball 135 in the final match of the series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai has helped him progress 38 spots to second position, moving ahead of compatriot Tilak Verma and only behind Australia’s Travis Head.

It means the T20I batting rankings are currently headed by two Sunrisers Hyderabad players – Head, who was retained for Rs 12 crore and Abhishek, who was retained for Rs 14 crore.

Chakravarthy has also moved up to second position, gaining three slots, after taking a couple of wickets each in the last two matches of the series that were considered for the weekly update. His 14 wickets in the series have enabled him to move up to joint-second with England leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has slipped behind Akeal Hossein after taking the top spot last week.