Abhishek Sharma Tops T20I Batting, Marco Jansen Leads Test All-Rounders- IPL

Abhishek Sharma has returned to the top of the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings after scoring a century against New Zealand. Meanwhile, India captain Shreyas Iyer has dropped four places to ninth following a series of low scores. Abhishek smashed 113 off just 38 balls in the third T20I in Wellington. His knock helped India chase down 199 in just 13.2 overs and take a 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Abhishek Sharma Moves Ahead Of Ishan Kishan

Abhishek’s latest performance helped him reclaim the No. 1 position with 897 rating points. Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan moved to second with 883 points, while Ishan Kishan dropped to third with 866 points. Abhishek hit nine fours and 11 sixes against New Zealand. He reached his century in just 35 balls, making it one of the fastest T20I hundreds by an Indian batter. He also scored 29 and 27 in the first two matches of the series. His century in Wellington helped him return to the top of the rankings.

Shreyas Iyer Drops To Ninth

Shreyas Iyer has dropped four places to ninth in the latest T20I batting rankings. He now has 758 rating points. Iyer had scored an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls against the West Indies earlier this month. However, he has struggled for runs in the ongoing series against New Zealand. After scoring 42 in the first T20I, Iyer managed just seven and five in the next two matches. He scored five off 10 balls in Wellington before Mitchell Santner dismissed him.

Marco Jansen Replaces Ravindra Jadeja As No. 1 Test All-Rounder

South Africa’s Marco Jansen has replaced India’s Ravindra Jadeja at the top of the ICC Men’s Test all-rounder rankings. Jansen ended Jadeja’s run at No. 1, which lasted for more than four years.

Jansen moved to the top after his performance against Australia in the second Test at Gqeberha. He scored 85 runs and took five wickets in Australia’s first innings as South Africa levelled the series 1-1. The left-arm fast bowler also moved to No. 1 in the Test bowling rankings, overtaking Australia’s Mitchell Starc. He climbed 13 places to 56th in the Test batting rankings.

Temba Bavuma And Simon Harmer Rise In Test Rankings

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma moved up four places to second in the Test batting rankings after scoring 179 against Australia. Spinner Simon Harmer climbed 15 places to eighth in the Test all-rounder rankings. Australia’s Scott Boland also moved up three places to sixth in the Test bowling rankings.