Abhishek Sharma has maintained his hold over the top spot in ICC rankings for T20I batters, while Varun Chakaravarthy remains the world’s top-ranked T20I bowler, even as a few Pakistani stars have made significant gains following their 2-1 series win over World Cup finalists South Africa at home.

With 925 rating points, Abhishek, recently branded India’s “most important batter", continues to be the world’s No. 1 T20I batter, followed by England’s Phil Salt at No. 2, while India’s Tilak Varma completes the top three.

Among the bowlers, Chakaravarthy continues to bamboozle batters with his variations and stays atop the rankings with 799 rating points. West Indies’ Akeal Hosein is second with 726 rating points, followed by another spinner in Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan at No. 3.

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